Overview
- Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni said the National Directorate of Migration, working with other agencies, imposed entry bans on Venezuelans linked to Nicolás Maduro’s regime.
- The restrictions cover officials, members of the armed forces, businessmen tied to chavismo, and individuals sanctioned by the United States.
- The Security Ministry and migration authorities reinforced airports and border crossings to apply the new alerts immediately.
- Argentina’s Foreign Ministry praised the U.S. operation as an advance against narcoterrorism, while President Javier Milei publicly labeled Maduro a narcoterrorist and welcomed his capture.
- U.S. authorities hold Maduro and Cilia Flores in custody with Southern District of New York indictments on narcoterrorism and cocaine importation, as reports from Caracas describe celebrations and chavista calls for resistance.