U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday announced the deportation of a Venezuelan colonel accused of torturing and repressing dozens of dissidents during the rule of Nicolás Maduro.
\n\nRafael José Quero Silva, a colonel in the Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela (GNB), was originally detained by ICE in 2025 after victims of his repressive actions living in the U.S. reported his presence on American soil to the FBI.
\n\nICE confirmed on Wednesday that Quero Silva was deported from the United States and sent back to Venezuela earlier this month following a Department of Justice immigration judge’s order of removal.
\n\n“ICE officers continue to remove human rights violators to their home countries,” Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Miami Field Office Director Matthew Elliston said. “This removal reflects the outstanding work of ICE Miami, HSI [Homeland Security Investigations] Miami, FBI Miami, and the Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center.”
\n\n“We are committed to public safety and national security, and to ensuring the United States does not become a safe haven for individuals who participated in persecution, torture, or other serious human rights abuses,” he continued.
\n\nThe now-deported Venezuelan soldier entered the United States on June 20, 2016, at Miami International…
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