Venezuela deports Maduro ally Alex Saab to U.S. (opens in new tab)

Venezuela's government said Saturday it had deported Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman and former Venezuelan official who was a close ally of deposed President Nicolás Maduro, to the United States to face criminal proceedings. The Venezuelan migration authority, SAIME, said it acted because Saab was "involved in the commission of various crimes" in the United States and said the process followed Venezuelan migration law. Saab had previously been in U.S. custody from October 2021 until Decemb...