From a lavish prison, Tren de Aragua ran a transnational gang. Now, it's a favorite Trump target
Tocorón once had it all
Tocorón once had it all
Tocorón once had it all
President Donald Trump’s invocation of an 18th-century wartime law to deport hundreds of immigrants, most of them Venezuelans, to a prison in El Salvador has led to a showdown with the judiciary
It’s a local threat to some and a full-on invasion to U.S. President Donald Trump
A federal judge on Monday was incredulous at the contention by the Trump administration that his directive to turn around deportation flights wasn't binding because it was made verbally
Jhoan Bastidas is just starting to make sense of it all
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members
The crown jewel of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy is a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education are not allowed
El Salvador is agreeing to accept from the United States about 300 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang for one year
A permit issued by the United States government allowing energy giant Chevron Corp. to pump and export Venezuelan oil will be terminated this week
Nearly 200 Venezuelan immigrants to the U.S. have returned to their home country after being detained at Guantanamo Bay in a flurry of flights that forged an unprecedented pathway for U.S. deportations
Ecuador’s April runoff election for president will test the lasting influence of former leftist President Rafael Correa when his protege, lawyer Luisa González, goes up against the conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa
Early results in Ecuador's presidential race are tight and indicate a runoff election is likely between conservative President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González
People on the streets of Ecuador can rattle off the places they have encountered criminals
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
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro labeled them as terrorists on national television
The White House is claiming victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S., hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner
In 2022, the White House granted Venezuela a financial lifeline “to support the restoration of democracy” after President Nicolás Maduro promised to work toward an open presidential election, granting U.S. energy giant Chevron a permit to pump and export Venezuelan oil despite sanctions
The Biden administration's grant of temporary legal status to nearly 500,000 Venezuelans already in the United States may complicate its messaging abroad
Venezuelans have come to feel the decade-long crisis that undid their country as one numbingly featureless expanse of struggles
An inexperienced politician and an heir to a fortune built on the banana trade has won Ecuador’s presidential runoff election
Ecuador’s youngest elected president faces a practically impossible task
Venezuela’s government and opposition have reached an agreement on new electoral conditions that once signed Tuesday in Barbados will trigger relief from the U.S. government on energy sanctions it imposed on President Nicolás Maduro’s government
A flight of Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. under new measures by the Biden administration has landed outside the South American country's capital
A faction of Venezuela’s opposition is set to pick its candidate for next year’s presidential election
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