Trump, Caracas and Venezuela

Trump envoy meets with Maduro in Caracas
A State Department official said Venezuela must take back “Venezuelan criminals and gangs” and release American “hostages” immediately.
Venezuela Releases Six US Prisoners After Trump Envoy’s Visit
Venezuela’s government released six detained Americans after President Nicolás Maduro met an adviser for President Donald Trump in Caracas on Friday.
Trump Envoy Looks for Venezuela Deportation Deal in Rare Caracas Visit
U.S. presses for release of 15 American detainees, offering to continue sanction- exemptions for U.S. oil companies.
Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between President Maduro and Trump’s envoy
The visit came as a shock to many Venezuelans who hoped that Trump would continue the “maximum pressure” campaign he pursued against the authoritarian Venezuelan leader during his first term.
Maduro had 'respectful' discussion with Trump envoy, says Venezuela
WASHINGTON/BOGOTA - U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Richard Grenell and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had a respectful discussion about migration, sanctions and Americans detained in the South American country,
Senior Trump envoy travels to Venezuela for talks on migrants
A senior Trump administration official traveled to Venezuela to urge President Maduro’s government to accept deported migrants, a U.S. official said.
Trump’s envoy Grenell in Venezuela to discuss US prisoners, gang members
Richard Grenell, whom Trump tapped as presidential envoy for special missions, will push for the swift release of American prisoners during his visit, Mauricio Claver-Carone, special envoy to Latin America, told reporters Friday during a call. Grenell will also discuss sending Venezuelan gang members back to the country, Claver-Carone said.
Trump's special envoy travels to Venezuela to discuss migrants with Maduro
The visit raises eyebrows given Trump's previous hardline stance against Maduro. Venezuelan state television broadcasted footage of Grenell meeting with Maduro in Caracas, signaling a rare engagement between the two governments.
Trump envoy to meet Venezuelan leader Maduro to discuss migrant deal
Washington to push Caracas to take thousands of deportees, sparking alarm among country’s embattled opposition
Fear, disease and debt afflict Venezuelans released from prison after post-election arrests
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro labeled them as terrorists on national television. They were plucked from pharmacies, ...
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Maduro Assumes a Third Term: Prospects and Problematics for Venezuela
The first thing greeting me as I disembarked from my flight in Caracas was a wanted poster for one Edmundo González Urrutia.
France orders some Venezuelan diplomats out in tit-for-tat move
France ordered the Venezuelan embassy to reduce its diplomatic staff in Paris on Wednesday, giving some diplomats five days to leave the country in a tit-for-tat move after Caracas ordered French and ...
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Qatar Airways Adds Colombia, Venezuela Service
Qatar Airways becomes the second Middle Eastern carrier to serve Colombia, following Emirates’ one-stop daily service to ...
Qatar Airways grows network with these South American destinations
Qatar Airways will expand further into the Americas with two weekly routes beginning in the summer of 2025. The post Qatar ...
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US special envoy lands in Caracas
US career diplomat Richard Grenell landed Friday in Caracas presumably to participate in the return of a group of Venezuelan deportees in exchange for US nationals detained by the Bolivarian regime in ...