In a marked shift in U.S. policy toward Venezuela, the Trump administration has quietly approved a new license allowing oil giant Chevron to restart its operations in the South American nation, according to sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations.

Venezuelan migrants imprisoned for months in El Salvador under a U.S. immigration crackdown have reunited with their families.

Wilbert Castañeda suffered traumatic brain injuries in the Navy, which “led him to make a bad decision” to go to Venezuela, his brother said.

The Trump administration is easing oil sanctions on Venezuela by authorizing Chevron to resume operations under strict conditions, marking a major policy shift with geopolitical implications.

The case of Dahud Hanid Ortíz, a U.S.-Venezuelan citizen brought home in Trump’s prisoner swap, has upset U.S. allies and sown division in the State Department.

Venezuela says it is opening a formal investigation into several Salvadoran officials, including President Nayib Bukele, over the alleged abuse of Venezuelan migrants deported from the US.

Venezuela has released 10 jailed U.S. citizens and permanent residents in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

- Jasmin Ramirez holds a photo of her son, Angelo Escalona, at a government-organized rally protesting the deportation of alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, who