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Targeting Venezuela, Trump Escalates US Campaign of Aggression in Latin America
The US and Latin American right have long mobilized to remove challenges to their traditional privileges and control.
Senators: Pentagon Has Not Given “Any” Justification for Caribbean Boat Strike
“There is no evidence — none — that this strike was conducted in self-defense,” said Sen. Jack Reed.
Trump Administration’s Deadly Strike on Venezuelan Boat Raises Fear of Wider War
The US is escalating the “war on drugs” and folding it into the “war on terror,” says historian Greg Grandin.
Trump Moves to End Temporary Protected Status for Over 250K Venezuelans in US
They face deportation to a Venezuela in crisis amid widespread poverty along with Trump’s tariffs and threats of force.
Experts Say Trump Administration’s Deadly Boat Attack Amounts to Extrajudicial Killings
“Trump is claiming the right to conduct extra-judicial assassinations,” a civil rights attorney posted on X.
Maduro Says Venezuela Won’t Give In to US Threats as Trump Deploys More Warships
Trump has a long history of calling for US intervention to overthrow the Venezuelan government.
Latin American Countries and China Condemn Trump’s Threats Against Venezuela
The chorus of disapproval comes in response to Trump's deployment of US warships off the coast of Venezuela.
Appeals Court Blocks Contempt Proceedings in El Salvador Disappearances Case
“The rule of law depends on obedience to judicial orders,” DC Circuit Judge Cornelia Pillard wrote in her dissent.
Trump Officials Violated Court Order in Deportations to South Sudan, Lawyers Say
Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut urged a federal judge to consider holding the officials in contempt of court.
19-Year-Old Was Not Whom ICE Was Looking For. Now He’s in an El Salvador Prison.
Merwil Gutiérrez, an asylum seeker, was reportedly sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center without due process.