Venezuela releases 6 U.S. detainees after Trump envoy's visit
President Trump and his envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, announced the release of the six men on social media.
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President Trump and his envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, announced the release of the six men on social media.
The Trump administration is reversing a Biden-era extension of the Temporary Protected Status program for Venezuelan migrants. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
The Trump administration is reversing the Biden administration's decision to extend the Temporary Protected Status program for Venezuelans in the U.S.
In a video posted on social media, Edmundo González accused Nicolás Maduro of carrying out "a coup d'état" by consolidating power.
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third term as president, despite widespread doubts over the legitimacy of the country's election results. Many world leaders, like President Biden, are refusing to recognize his legitimacy. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd discusses this and the situation in Sudan.
President-elect Donald Trump says Venezuela's embattled opposition leader must be protected as President Nicolas Maduro takes the oath of office for a third six-year term.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, who's been in power since 2013, has been sworn in for a third time despite outcry surrounding his election. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was briefly detained amid protests against Maduro. Caracol Television correspondent Manuela Guerra Fletcher joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested and released amid a tense protest crackdown.
There is growing concern among the police over an increase in Venezuelan gang activity across New York City.
Undocumented Venezuelan immigrant Jose Ibarra was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more on the charges, verdict and sentencing.
The Biden administration had previously said Edmundo González had earned the most votes in the disputed election, but had fallen short of acknowledging him as president-elect.
In recent years, a quarter of Venezuela's population has fled the country's economic devastation and political repression. Nicolás Maduro's claim of victory in July's election, despite evidence he lost, has only made matters worse.
Venezuela's authoritarian president Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in the country's July election despite evidence he lost in a landslide. In the ensuing chaos, two dozen people have been killed and 2,000 detained. A quarter of Venezuela's population had already fled the country's economic devastation and political repression, and the election has only made matters worse. Correspondent Martha Teichner looks at how the oil-rich country fell into crisis, and talks with opposition leader-in-hiding María Corina Machado; and journalist William Neuman, author of "Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse: Inside the Collapse of Venezuela."
The lights are turning back on in Cuba after a major power plant failure plunged the entire nation into darkness last week. While the majority of power has been restored, the blackout is serving as a reminder of the nation's persistent energy problems. Christopher Hernandez-Roy, deputy director of the Americas program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to take a look at some of the core causes for Cuba's ongoing energy crisis, and what needs to be done to solve the issue.
After two assassination attempts, and amid heightened intelligence about potential Iranian plots threatening to kill former President Donald Trump, his campaign is asking that military aircraft be added to his security detail in the final weeks of the campaign. Nikole Killion has more.
Mayors from cities across the Western Hemisphere are getting together to share ideas and information on how to adapt to the growing population of immigrants in their cities. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano spoke to members of the mayors' migration task force.
Venezuela said Tuesday it had arrested a fourth U.S. citizen over what it claims was a plot to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro in the aftermath of elections the opposition claims he stole.
The Navy sailor was visiting the country on personal travel, three U.S. officials said.
Texas officials designated a Venezuelan gang as a "foreign terrorist group" and endorsed Donald Trump's claim that many migrants crossing into the U.S. were released from prisons in Latin America.
Venezuela's government has intensified use of the "harshest and most violent" tools of repression in the wake of a disputed election, U.N. experts say.
Three American citizens, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen have been detained in Venezuela on suspicion of plotting to destabilize the country through "violent actions."
One day after former President Donald Trump said gangs from Venezuela had taken over Aurora in his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman says it's time to be clear about exactly what is happening in the city he serves.
Numerous nations, including the United States, have refused to recognize Nicolas Maduro as the winner of the presidential election.
Long-term tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela have escalated after U.S. authorities seized a luxury jet used by Venezuela's leader, Nicolás Maduro. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more.
The U.S. seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's plane in the Dominican Republic and brought it to Florida on Monday, the Justice Department said.