Overview
- An internal memo in Trinidad and Tobago orders all detained undocumented migrants held for a planned mass deportation widely reported to target Venezuelans.
- Diosdado Cabello said Venezuela does not mistreat Trinidad and Tobago citizens and stated Caracas reserves potential actions.
- The Venezuelan National Assembly declared Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar persona non grata.
- President Nicolás Maduro terminated a bilateral gas agreement as relations deteriorated.
- Trinidad and Tobago sharply reduced work permits for Venezuelans this year, from 4,275 in 2024 to 757, according to ministry data.