- ‘Waging Undeclared War’- Trump Threatens Venezuela Over Migrants.
- Venezuela accuses US of waging undeclared war and calls for UN probe.
- Legal analysts warn US strikes may amount to extrajudicial killings.
United States President, Donald Trump has issued a strong warning to Venezuela, demanding the immediate return of migrants he claims were deliberately sent to the US from prisons and mental institutions.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a statement shared via his Truth Social platform on Saturday, Trump alleged that the Venezuelan government had intentionally released dangerous individuals into the US.
“Take them back immediately or face consequences that will be beyond calculation,” he wrote.
Trump further claimed without offering proof that many Americans had suffered or died due to these individuals, describing them as “monsters.”
This latest comment comes amid heightened military tension between the US and Venezuela.
Just a day earlier, Trump revealed that US forces had launched another strike targeting what he called drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean.
According to him, three men he referred to as “male narcoterrorists” were killed in that operation.
Venezuelan authorities, however, have strongly condemned the military actions. They accused the United States of launching an “undeclared war” in the Caribbean region and have called on the United Nations to investigate.
The Venezuelan government claims that at least 17 people have died as a result of three separate strikes on civilian boats since early September.
In response to the growing standoff, Washington has ramped up its military presence in the region, deploying seven naval warships, a nuclear-powered submarine, and advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets.
Additional aircraft have also been stationed in Puerto Rico.
While the US maintains that the deployments are part of an anti-narcotics operation, no concrete evidence has been presented publicly to support the claim that the targeted vessels were involved in drug trafficking.
Legal experts have raised concerns, warning that the actions may constitute extrajudicial killings under international law.
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