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Capriles believes that calling Venezuelan migrants criminals is Dantesque

Former Venezuelan governor Henrique Capriles said on Friday that calling Venezuelan migrants criminals is Dantesic, after the United States Government sent more than 100 migrants from the Caribbean country to the Guantánamo naval base in Cuba, according to US media.

“Continuing to affirm that all Venezuelan migrants are criminals of the Aragua Train, is one of the most Dantesque and unfair things that our Venezuelan brothers have to suffer abroad,” said the two-time presidential candidate in X.

Likewise, Capriles said that not all migrants are criminals, “more when most went looking for a better future, because of the crisis generated by the ruling party in more than 25 years.”

“Organizations and family members continue to denounce arbitrariness and abuses. What have been the crimes? What has been the verification criterion? It’s a very delicate situation,” he added.

Capriles indicated that Guantánamo is a high-security military prison, “denounced many times for inhumane treatment,” so he demanded respect for the human rights of Venezuelans.

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“It is unacceptable to qualify all migrants as criminals,” he reiterated.

The United States Government has sent more than 100 migrants, all of them of Venezuelan nationality, to the naval base of Guantánamo, in Cuba, US media reported.

Donald Trump’s Administration has highlighted the sending of these migrants to the island – which began on February 4 – as an example of the US president’s tough-handed policy against irregular migration, and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, has described them as “the worst of the worst.”

The White House has not given details about the detainees, beyond calling them “criminals” and linking them to the transnational gang of Venezuelan origin Tren de Aragua.

Half of these people, 53 men, are detained in a prison inside the military base, according to The New York Times, which published a list with the names of the migrants.

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EFE contacted the families of four of the migrants who are on the list published by the newspaper, who defend the innocence of their loved ones and denounce that they have not been able to communicate with them for several days now.

Three of them were arrested after presenting to an appointment with the immigration authorities at the southern border, which they got in the CBP ONE application. The fourth went into detention after crossing into the United States irregularly and surrendering to Border Patrol agents.

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Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka

Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.

The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.

An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.

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Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.

Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.

Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.

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Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages

May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.

In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.

While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.

Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.

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Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.

During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.

“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.

“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”

Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.

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On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.