Trump’s immigration policy and ties to Bukele hit Venezuelan opposition and give Maduro a boost

Trump’s immigration policy and ties to Bukele hit Venezuelan opposition and give Maduro a boost

The deportation of hundreds of Venezuelans from the United States to Nayib Bukele’s mega-prison in El Salvador, the Anti-Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot), has fueled a debate within the ranks of the Venezuelan opposition. Donald Trump’s hostility toward the diaspora places democratic forces in an unexpected dilemma: that their allies are dispensing questionable treatment to their compatriots and undermining their cause in the eyes of the pop…

Nayib Bukele: the Salvadoran ally in Trump’s deportation machine

In March 2025, the Trump administration announced that it had deported hundreds of men, which it falsely claimed were all members of a gang called Tren de Aragua, to El Salvador. In order to accomplish this, President Trump relied on El Salvador’s hip young president, Nayib Bukele, to house the prisoners in the country’s immense Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). Bukele, now serving his second term as president, has since become both a darlin…

Translating Civil Liability Vehicles (RCV) policies in Venezuela has undergone significant changes in recent months, especially with the publication of the new regulations and tariffs in the Official Special Gazette No. 6.835 of 3 September 2024, which regulated this type of insurance, which is mandatory for all drivers in the country. The RCV policy is a mandatory requirement for all vehicles and motorcycles circulating in Venezuela, as provide…

“The Venezuela Option:” Phase 2 of Trump’s Economic War

For more than a month now, President Trump’s ever-evolving tariff policy has been taking a toll on markets and confounding investor expectations. We can’t yet know exactly where Trump’s tariffs will end up, largely because our future trade policy will hinge on the types of deals he can forge with our key trading partners. Amid all this uncertainty, it’s crucial to “zoom out,” remember the larger plan, and realize where this is all headed next. C…

The deportation of hundreds of Venezuelans from the United States to the megacarcel of El Salvador known as the Center for Confining Against Terrorism has fueled a debate within the ranks opposed to chavismo.By THE COUNTRY OF SPAIN Donald Trump's hostility to the diaspora puts democratic forces in the face of an unexpected dilemma: that it be their allies who are giving questionable treatment to their compatriots and maligning their cause in fro…