Two flights carrying Venezuelan migrants back to Venezuela from the United States will arrive late Monday, the country’s communication’s ministry said. The flights are a major victory for the Trump administration, which made a campaign promise to deport millions of undocumented migrants. To accomplish this goal, President Trump needs Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s autocratic president, to…
A chorus of criticism greeted Friedrich Merz, the favorite to become Germany’s chancellor, last month when he broke a taboo against working with a hard-right party to pass legislation. But it was a lone voice of dissent that rocked the country’s political scene: Angela Merkel, the once-beloved former chancellor, who called Mr. Merz’s decision simply…
Kanye West Praises Hitler; Accuses Elon Musk Of ‘Stealing Nazi Swag’ Kanye West has ignited fresh controversy with a series of extreme social media posts, openly declaring, “I love Hitler” and claiming, “Hitler was sooooo fresh.” His shocking statements have sparked intense backlash from celebrities, fans, and the public, who are condemning his return to…
Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees who have congregated in Pakistan’s capital region to seek resettlement in other countries are being ordered to move elsewhere in Pakistan by March 31. The refugees have arrived in large numbers in the capital, Islamabad, and in neighboring Rawalpindi because of the embassies and refugee agencies based there. Forcing…
President Trump’s proposal for the United States to take over Gaza, transfer its population to Egypt and Jordan and redevelop it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” would unquestionably be a severe violation of international law, experts say. Forced deportation or transfer of a civilian population is a violation of international humanitarian law, a…
A U.S. military plane with at least 100 aboard landed in India on Wednesday, officials said, the longest such deportation flight since President Trump took office and a sign that countries whose leaders he favors will not be spared his immigration crackdown. It appeared to be the first use of an American military aircraft to…
A day after President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador offered to imprison convicted criminals from the United States, including U.S. citizens, the question of whether such a plan could actually be accepted and implemented was still unanswered. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who stopped in El Salvador while visiting Central America this week, said on…
President Trump said on Tuesday that he was open to an offer by El Salvador’s president to jail convicted criminals, including American citizens, in the Central American nation’s notorious “megaprison.” “If we had the legal right to do it, I would do it in a heartbeat,” Mr. Trump said. He almost surely does not have…
The Trump administration has revoked Temporary Protected Status, or T.P.S., for more than 300,000 Venezuelans in the United States, leaving the population vulnerable to potential deportation in the coming months, according to government documents obtained by The New York Times. The move, President Trump’s first to remove such protections in his second term, signals that…
As Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins his first overseas trip on Saturday in Panama, Central American countries are largely reeling under the weight of President Trump’s confrontational approach, including threats of military force to reclaim the Panama Canal and coercing nations into accepting military planes filled with deported migrants. The visit comes during a…