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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.
“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.
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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Former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney dies at 84
Dick Cheney, former U.S. vice president under George W. Bush and a chief architect of the 2000s “war on terror,” died Monday night at age 84.
According to a family statement, Cheney passed away due to complications from pneumonia and cardiovascular disease.
Cheney, who rose to political prominence as White House Chief of Staff under President Gerald Ford in the 1970s, went on to become one of the most influential vice presidents in U.S. history during the Bush administration (2001–2009). He was widely known as one of the strongest advocates for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
In his later years, however, Cheney emerged as a vocal critic of the Republican Party under Donald Trump’s leadership.
“Dick Cheney was a great man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country and to live with courage, honor, love, kindness, and a passion for fishing,” his family said in a statement.
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Sheinbaum maintains 70% approval despite growing discontent in Mexico
Seven out of ten Mexicans — 70% — approve of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s performance a little over a year into her term, even as disapproval reached its highest level in October at 30%, according to a monthly survey published by the newspaper El Financiero.
The approval rating marks a slight decline compared to September (73%), August (74%), and especially February, when Sheinbaum peaked at 85%. Meanwhile, disapproval rose to 30%, three points higher than in August and double the levels recorded between January and March, when just 15% of respondents disapproved of her leadership.
Of the 1,000 Mexicans surveyed, 59% rated the government’s response to last month’s deadly storms — which left 83 people dead and 16 missing — as good or very good. Additionally, 56% gave positive marks to cleanup and recovery efforts, while 40% viewed them negatively.
Support programs for affected families received 53% positive and 42% negative evaluations. Sheinbaum’s visits to impacted areas generated a narrower split: 50% approval versus 45% disapproval.
The president’s empathy stood out as her most valued attribute, earning 63% favorable ratings, followed by honesty (59%), leadership (59%), and ability to deliver results (47%).
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Shootout in Sinaloa leaves 13 gunmen dead as authorities rescue kidnapping victims
A confrontation between Mexican security forces and an armed group in the troubled state of Sinaloa left 13 gunmen dead and four others arrested, Security Minister Omar García Harfuch reported on Monday.
Sinaloa, located on the Pacific coast, has been shaken for more than a year by a violent power struggle between factions of a powerful local cartel — a conflict that has resulted in at least 1,700 homicides, including 57 minors, and nearly 2,000 disappearances.
The shootout occurred around 12:45 p.m. local time (18:45 GMT) in the municipality of Guasave, where authorities were able to rescue nine kidnapped individuals following the clash. Officers also seized seven vehicles, long weapons, and tactical equipment, according to the minister’s post on X.
García Harfuch explained that security forces “were attacked by an armed group hiding under a bridge” while patrolling the La Brecha community of Guasave, prompting an “immediate response” from authorities.
The detainees and seized items have been turned over to Mexico’s federal prosecutor’s office, he added.
The internal war within the Sinaloa Cartel erupted after the capture of longtime leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who was betrayed and extradited to the United States in July 2024 by the son of his former partner Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
Guzmán has been serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison since 2019.
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