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Venezuela says it deported close ally of Maduro to face judicial proceedings in US

May 16, 2026

Venezuela’s government said it had deported Nicolás Maduro's ally Alex Saab to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years after the businessman was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap.

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