María Luisa Paúl
@marialuisapaulr
National breaking news reporter at @washingtonpost. @NotreDame ‘21 alum ☘️Venezolana siempre 🇻🇪 Reach me at: [email protected]
We reviewed 23,000+ tally sheets collected by Venezuela’s opposition; extracted their data; matched them w/ physical copies in secret locations; interviewed poll watchers, experts, pro-gov observers… All this showed Edmundo González likely won twice as many votes as Maduro
U.S. prisoner returned by Venezuela in swap was convicted of 3 murders washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…
El régimen de maduro continúa con la persecución y detenciones arbitrarias. Ejecuta la puerta giratoria y el canje de rehenes,libera pocos presos políticos con régimen de presentación y casa por cárcel y desata una cacería en contra de dirigentes políticos y sociales. Detienen y…
Worth noting: Some had temporary protected status meant to shield them from deportation, and at least two were refugees vetted by the State Department. Many had faced political persecution in Venezuela. Essentially, dissidents were handed over to the regime they were fleeing.
Families feared they'd never see their loved ones again. Now, more than 250 Venezuelans who were sent from the U.S. to El Salvador’s CECOT prison are finally home. Their return — and the painful journey to get there w/ @teoarmus @SilviaElenaFF washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…
Families feared they'd never see their loved ones again. Now, more than 250 Venezuelans who were sent from the U.S. to El Salvador’s CECOT prison are finally home. Their return — and the painful journey to get there w/ @teoarmus @SilviaElenaFF washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…
We have been in touch with Andry Hernández Romero’s legal team and they have confirmed he is out of CECOT and back in Venezuela. We are grateful he is alive and are engaged with both the State Department and his team.
Confirmo que mi padre, Williams Dávila Barrios, ha sido liberado. Esperamos con enorme emoción poder reencontrarnos en familia y comenzar a recuperar el tiempo perdido juntos. Agradezco de corazón la solidaridad de tantos. Poco a poco espero poder agradecer, uno a uno, a quienes…
Mientras anuncian supuestas liberaciones de presos políticos, van 14 detenciones (que se sepa) solo el día de hoy. La puerta giratoria.
A dictatorship, an autocratic regime, and an autocracy-in-the-making are exchanging human lives like bargaining chips. I’m relieved for those released, but the bigger picture is disturbing: autocrats keep extracting both political gains and media spectacle from rights violations.
Un vuelo con 126 venezolanos que habían sido enviados por EEUU a la cárcel CECOT en El Salvador acaba de aterrizar en Venezuela. Otro vuelo está previsto. En total, 252 venezolanos están siendo repatriados — entre ellos refugiados, personas con TPS y con casos de asilo abierto
Reminder: many of the disappeared were in the middle of asylum proceedings and it appears they are being sent back to place they fled in violation of US & intl protection laws. Because they were denied due process, we have no idea just how dangerous these returns may be for them.
We are closely following media reports about a prisoner swap, but have no confirmation yet. If reports are true, this is proof the Trump admin was lying in court and publicly about the custody of these men and who was in charge of their fates since the day they disappeared them,
A flight carrying 126 Venezuelans that were sent by the U.S. to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison has just landed in Venezuela. Another flight is expected soon. In total, 252 Venezuelans are being returned.
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U.S. swaps Venezuelans sent to El Salvador for Americans held by Caracas washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
SCOOP ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings by @CarolLeonnig & me washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…
NEW: The @MiamiHerald has obtained a list of hundreds of people detained or scheduled to be at Alligator Alcatraz. The government isn't realizing names. Families and attorneys are having trouble finding people at the site We're publishing the list here: miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…
The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for. UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families. Our full statement below. ⬇️ 1/
NEW: President Trump loves ICE. But a “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out, morally conflicted and miserable, @NickMiroff writes. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
NEW: A batch of newly revealed text messages and emails from fired DOJ attorney Erez Reuveni show in real time how DOJ officials handled court orders related to the Alien Enemies Act, Kilmar Abrego Garcia and more. They lend contemporaneous support to Reuveni's claim that Emil…
🚨 This is an extraordinary document for an extraordinary time; the Catholic Church authorizing parishioners to indefinitely skip Mass out of fear that they will be detained and deported on their way to worship.
NEW: Bishop Rojas of San Bernardino has dispensed his Diocese from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass due to ongoing ICE raids.
For 141 days, Ward Sakeik sat in immigration detention — stateless, newly married and nearly deported twice, despite a federal judge’s order. In her first interview since being released, she tells her story washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…
