Day: August 29, 2025

319 Venezuelan Migrants Return Home Under Government Program

A total of 319 Venezuelans—281 men, 31 women, 6 boys, and 1 girl—landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, La Guaira, on August 29, 2025, as part of the Great “Return to the Homeland” Mission, facilitated by the Bolivarian Government of President Nicolás Maduro, reports 24brussels.

The returnees arrived on flight 63 from Texas, United States, and were welcomed by Venezuelan authorities. Representatives from the Scientific, Criminal, and Criminal Investigation Corps (CICPC), the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN), the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), and the Bolivarian National Police Corps were present, overseeing the process of verifying each migrant’s identity, health, and legal status.

The Administrative Service of Identification, Migration, and Foreigners (Saime) confirmed the identity of each individual to uphold their right to identification. Additionally, a multidisciplinary team provided initial medical assistance to ensure the returnees were fit for reintegration into society.

The Return to the Homeland Plan includes legal assistance as well as support for educational, cultural, and sports reintegration, alongside socioeconomic protection measures, reinforcing the initiative as a humanitarian effort aimed at enabling the safe return of Venezuelans.

The 56-year-old made a series of threats against police and had a long history of minor offences, culminating in the loss of his driver’s licence in 2022

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Dezi Freeman, 56, made a series of threats against police, and had his firearms licence cancelled, in the years before allegedly killing two police officers at a remote property in north-eastern Victoria on Tuesday. Victoria police is now investigating whether its risk assessment before the incident was adequate.

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County court judge found physical and psychological injuries from the accident caused ‘complete destruction of her capacity for any form of meaningful remunerative work’

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A former police officer has been awarded $2.3m after a car accident during a cannabis clearing operation that led to the amputation of her arm and the “complete destruction” of her earning capacity.

In a district court decision handed down in Sydney on Friday, acting judge Leonard Levy SC found the state of New South Wales had breached its duty of care to the former officer Jillian Oliver, and that its negligence had resulted in the accident, her injuries, and her “catastrophic” physical and psychological situation.

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