Illegal immigrant from Venezuela learns sentence for biting ICE agent, with injury seen in photo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An illegal immigrant from Venezuela was sentenced to eight months and two days in custody for biting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on the forearm during a 2015 arrest, prosecutors said.  The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California said the sentence … Read more

U.S., Venezuela agree to establish diplomatic relations for first time since 2019

The United States and Venezuela agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship, the State Department said on Thursday. “The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations,” the State Department said in a statement. “This step will facilitate our joint efforts to … Read more

US restores diplomatic relations with Venezuela amid push for democratic transition

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations, according to a State Department media note issued Thursday. “The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations,” the State Department said in a statement released … Read more

US interior secretary is in Venezuela to discuss critical minerals

CARACAS, Venezuela — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on Wednesday met in Venezuela with acting President Delcy Rodríguez in the latest sign of the Trump administration’s intent to exercise control over the South American country’s natural resources. Burgum, who leads U.S. President Donald Trump’s National Energy Dominance Council, was expected to meet with … Read more

Trump administration blocks Venezuela from paying Maduro’s legal bills amid federal charges

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration has moved to block the Venezuelan government from covering the legal expenses of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as he fights federal drug trafficking and weapons charges in New York, according to a court filing from his attorney. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, … Read more

Rubio goes to Caribbean to assert US interests after Venezuela strikes, Iran threats

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Caribbean country of St. Kitts and Nevis this week to reassert the Trump administration’s interests in the Western Hemisphere just a month after the U.S. military operation that removed then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power. With the eyes of much of the world on … Read more