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Henry Carmona, 48, right, who fled Venezuela after receiving death threats for refusing to participate in demonstrations in support of the government, stands with friends and a reporter following a press conference by Venezuelan community leaders to denounce changes to the protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, including Carmona, from deportation, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Noem ends Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Venezuelans

By Rebecca Santana and Gisela Salomon - Associated Press

This photo released by Venezuela's presidential press office shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, right, shaking hands with Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump's special envoy, at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Behind is Jorge Rodriguez, president of the National Assembly. (Venezuela's presidential press office, via AP)

Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between President Maduro and Trump’s envoy

By Regina Garcia Cano and Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to employees at the Department of Homeland Security, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

By Rebecca Santana and Gisela Salomon - Associated Press

Colombian Army commander Luis Cardozo walks past what the military says are members of holdouts from the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who surrendered to the Army after retreating from the Catatumbo region, driven out by National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels, in Cúcuta, Colombia, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mario Caicedo)

Colombia offers $700,000 reward for information on rebel group leaders

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Police patrol in Tibu, Colombia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, following guerrilla attacks that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee their homes in the Catatumbo region. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region wracked by rebel combat

By Astrid Suarez - Associated Press

FILE - A sculpture of a hand holding an oil drilling rig stands outside the state-run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. or PDVSA, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 21 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Chevron continues business as U.S. rejects Venezuelan President Maduro’s reelection

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

Trump and Venezuela illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Trump’s leadership can bring hope to solving Venezuela’s political crisis

By Jorge Martinez

A priest blesses Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado during a rally against President Nicolas Maduro the day before his inauguration for a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s opposition supporters grapple with hope and disappointment after Maduro is sworn in

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An opponent of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds a banner that reads in Spanish, "Out of my country! Criminal, narco-trafficker, dictator" at a demonstration at the Plaza de Mayo the day before Maduro's inauguration for a third term, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Nicolas Maduro to be inaugurated for a third term, defying evidence of fraud

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Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro protest the day before his inauguration for a third term in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Heavyweight bout: Milei, Maduro trade ideological jabs as contested inauguration proceeds

By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

Venezuela’s criminal state illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Venezuela’s narco-military state threatens regional, global stability

By Miguel Angel Martin, Ignacio De Leon and Esteban Gerbasi

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro protest the day before his inauguration for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela’s opposition calls for protests against a third term for President Maduro

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

Edmundo Gonzalez, who represented Venezuela's main opposition coalition in the July presidential election, addresses a gathering of supporters outside of the Organization of American States, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia holds an Uruguayan and a Venezuelan flag outside the government residence in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. Gonzalez, who claims he won the 2024 presidential election and is recognized by some countries as the legitimate president-elect, traveled from exile in Madrid to Argentina and Uruguay. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated Maduro to meet Biden at White House

By Zeke Miller and Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia holds hands with a supporters outside the government residence in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. Gonzalez, who claims he won the 2024 presidential election and is recognized by some countries as the legitimate president-elect, traveled from exile in Madrid to Argentina and Uruguay. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

Venezuela doubles down on intention to arrest opposition leader who claims he defeated Maduro

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FILE - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro waits to receive attendees at the start of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) Summit in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas, File)

Venezuela matters

By Miguel Angel Martin and Ignacio De Leon and Esteban Gerbasi

Chairman of the Special Commission for the Defense of Guyana Essequibo Hermann Escarra, stands next to Venezuela's new map that includes the Essequibo territory, a swath of land that is administered and controlled by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela, during an unveiling ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base

By Bert Wilkinson - Associated Press

FILE - People detained during a government crackdown following anti-government protests against the results of the presidential election walk out of the Yare 3 prison upon their release, in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez, File)

Venezuela says about a fourth of people detained in post-election crackdown granted prison release

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Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González waves to supporters at Puerta del Sol in downtown Madrid, Spain, on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

U.S. recognizes Venezuela’s opposition candidate as president-elect months after disputed election

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Alexandra Hurtado, center, waits for the release of her son Oscar Escalona, outside the Yare 3 prison in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela, Saturday, Nov 16, 2024. Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced the release of some of those who were detained during a government crackdown following anti-government protests against the results of the presidential election. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

Venezuela releases some of the thousands detained after presidential election from prison

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