Venezuela’s leader has described the deportation of more than 200 migrants sent by the United States to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador as a “kidnapping,” and denied they are criminals while backing calls for their return.

President Donald Trump's administration's response to a judicial request for more details on timing of deportation flights carrying hundreds of Venezuelan migrants was "woefully insufficient," a judge said on Thursday,

Chevron (CVX) stock garnered retail attention on Thursday after reports said the Trump administration would likely extend the deadline to halt its Venezuela operations for at least another 30 days. According to a Bloomberg report,

The Chevron offices are pictured after the U.S. government granted a six-month license allowing Chevron to boost oil output in U.S.-sanctioned Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 2, 2022. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa/File Photo (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering a plan to extend Chevron's license to pump oil in Venezuela and impose financial penalties on other countries that do business with the South American nation,