USA admitted Thursday that he released Colombian businessman Alex Saab, a close associate of the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduroas part of its strategy to… Venezuelan migration.
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During a press conference, the spokesman said National Security Council of the White House, John Kirby said that the “work” that the administration of Joe Biden does with Venezuela is “important to address the root causes of the crisis migration”.
The official said “there are many factors” that explain the situation migration phenomenon and “one of them is the political instabilityin the region”.
Kirby explained that Wednesday’s prisoner swap and negotiations for democratic elections in Venezuela are part of efforts to reduce the refugee crisis migration.
The US was released on Wednesday saab in exchange for the release of ten Americans and twenty Venezuelans considered “political prisoners.”
The exchange is included in the price American mediation. in negotiations between the Venezuelan opposition and the Maduro government to achieve ‘free and fair’ presidential elections in 2024.
Returning Saab to Venezuela was one of the most important conditions of the Venezuelan government to continue the dialogue with anti-chavism.
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The Venezuelan is the oldest migration crisis on the continent, forcing more than 6.6 million people to leave their homes and live in other countries in the Americas.
This unprecedented movement of people has reached the United States and in fiscal year 2023, authorities apprehended more than 200,000 Venezuelans at the border with Mexico.
In response, the Democratic Government has taken a series of measures specifically targeting this group, including resuming deportation flights to Venezuela in October this year.
At the same time, it has created legal migration channels for Venezuelans, including humanitarian clearance, known as “parole,” which grants legal status in the United States for two years.
Source: El heraldo
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