Venezuela

The Trump administration on Thursday seized a second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.

News of the decision threw Venezuelans living and working in the U.S. into turmoil.

Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months have freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met with a senior Trump administration official.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced an executive order to stop the 18-month extension approved by former Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

The Department of Homeland Security says about 600,000 Venezuelans and more than 200,000 El Salvadorans already living in the United States can legally remain another 18 months.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday for a new term, extending his increasingly repressive rule in the face of renewed protests and rebukes from the United States and others who believe he stole last year’s vote.

The next presidential term in Venezuela is set to begin Friday, when the ruling party-controlled congress will host a swearing-in ceremony for President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy companies.

Venezuelan officials say they’ve arrested six foreign nationals, including three Americans, accusing them of plotting to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.

Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has left the South American country after seeking asylum in Spain.

State Department confirms a US service member detained in Venezuela.

A U.S. Navy sailor has been detained in Venezuela after traveling there unauthorized on personal business, the Pentagon said Wednesday. 

A Venezuelan judge has issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González as part of a criminal investigation into the results of the disputed July election.

Homeland Security Investigations has confirmed to NBC6 that the plane that has landed at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport belongs to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

International Criminal Court prosecutors say they are “actively monitoring” events in Venezuela.

Nicolás Maduro says he has ordered a 10-day block on access to the X platform in the country.

Venezuela’s opposition leaders are calling on the country’s armed forces to abandon its support of President Nicolás Maduro.

Voices across the globe are expressing concern over the growing number of arrests in Venezuela following last weekend’s disputed elections.

Twenty-four hours after polls closed in Venezuela’s presidential election, the leader of the opposition announced that her coalition had gathered more than two-thirds of vote tally sheets from polling centers nationwide. She said the tallies show President Nicolás Maduro had lost.

The U.S. government has announced that it is recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of Venezuelan’s presidential election, despite the country’s electoral authority giving the victory to President Nicolás Maduro.