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The Madman Doctrine

Article by Historian Greg Grandin on Trump’s abduction of 

Nicolás Maduro 


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JB -- One more item from: Today's News [1/6/26]:

"1 big thing: 🇻🇪 Venezuelans face U.S. deportation push"

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the U.S. are being encouraged to go home or face deportation following the operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Axios' Brittany Gibson reports.

"President Trump's decisive action to remove Maduro marks a turning point for Venezuelans. Now, they can return to the country they love and rebuild its future," U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokesperson Matthew Tragesser said in a statement.

 🇺🇸 Venezuelan immigrants had temporary U.S. legal protections until last year, in part due to poor economic conditions and human rights abuses under Maduro.

A Temporary Protected Status designation in 2023 gave about 348,000 Venezuelans legal status and the opportunity for work permits. The Trump administration terminated that status in April. Another TPS designation from 2021 protected roughly 268,000 Venezuelans. It was terminated in November.

Many more Venezuelans live and work in the U.S. with visas, or could apply for permanent legal status.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently said TPS holders can apply for "refugee status."

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