Juan Guaido's Deputy Arrested After Failed Venezuelan Coup Attempt

The Venezuelan Constituent National Assembly has removed parliamentary immunity from seven opposition lawmakers who supposedly took part in the recent failed coup in the country. Among those who lost their immunity was Edgar Jose Zambrano, who serves as a National Assembly deputy.

CARACAS (Sputnik) — Edgar Zambrano, the deputy speaker of the Venezuelan opposition-controlled National Assembly, has been detained in the wake of the failed coup in the country, Diosdado Cabello, the head of the government-led National Constituent Assembly has said.

"I am informing you that several minutes ago, one of the leaders of the government overturn of April 30… Edgar Zambrano… was detained," Cabello said live on a state-run TV channel on Wednesday.

Earlier, self-proclaimed president of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, turned to Twitter, saying that the "vice president" of the opposition-controlled National Assembly had been detained by authorities from President Nicolas Maduro's government.

Edgar Zambrano, the assembly "vice president", said on Twitter that agents from the SEBIN intelligence agency had surprised him and, after refusing to let him out of his vehicle, were using a tow truck to take him to the SEBIN's Caracas headquarters, Reuters reported.

https://sputniknews.com/latam/201905091074835342-guaido-claim-opposition-congress-vice-president-detained/

250K Migrant Families Apprehended by Feds in 2019

Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly a quarter-million migrant families this year who illegally crossed the border between ports of entry. Agents also apprehended nearly 45,000 unaccompanied minors.

During Fiscal Year 2019, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 248,197 Family Unit Aliens (FMUA) and 44,779 Unaccompanied Alien Children, according to the April Southwest Border Migration Report released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday afternoon. Border Patrol officials define a family unit as at least one minor accompanied by an adult parent or legal guardian.

In April alone, agents apprehended 58,474 FMUAs and an additional 48,897 UACs.

The Rio Grande Valley Sector continues to lead the nation in migrant apprehensions. In this single sector, agents arrested 101,857 family units, an increase of 238 percent over Fiscal Year 2018’s year-to-date numbers of 30,113. The El Paso Sector increased 1,816 percent from 3,865 migrants a year ago to 74,072 so far this year.

Over the weekend, not included in these numbers, 2,400 migrants were apprehended in a single day after illegally crossing the border in the Rio Grande Valley Sector, Breitbart News reported. The sector is now holding more than 7,000 migrants in temporary detention facilities. Of the more than 248,000 family migrants apprehended so far this year, 114m778 came to the U.S. from Guatemala and 95,875 came from Honduras. Only 24,488 and 2,121 family units came from El Salvador and Mexico respectively.

The same holds true for unaccompanied minors. Of the nearly 45,000 UACs apprehended this year, 19,991 came from Guatemala and 11,569 came from Honduras. El Salvaror (6,109) and Mexico (5,988) rounded out the top four countries of origin.

This contrasts with single adults where Mexican nationals continue as top illegal border crossers. So far this year, 82,834 Mexican single adults crossed the border illegally — compared to 31,030 from Guatemala, 25,814 from Honduras, and 11,290 from El Salvador.

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/05/08/250k-migrant-families-apprehended-by-feds-in-2019/

US cuts off power to Venezuelan embassy with activists besieged inside

The Venezuelan embassy in Washington DC was plunged into darkness after the US authorities shut down power in the building. The anti-coup activists hunkered down inside say they are not leaving despite the blackout.

After weeks of tense standoff between the 'Embassy Civilian Protection Collective' and supporters of US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido outside the Venezuelan diplomatic compound, the US authorities attempted to drive the temporary occupants out by depriving them of electricity.

In a statement on Twitter posted by one of the group's members, independent journalist Alex Rubinstein, an activist says that the loss of electric power won't coerce them into abandoning their mission – that is to protect the embassy from a takeover by Juan Guaido appointees.

"We expected this, we've prepared for it and we are not living," the activist is seen saying in total darkness, with only his face lit by a candle.

https://www.rt.com/usa/458837-embassy-blackout-activists-collective/

Rashida Tlaib sets dates for congressional visit to West Bank

Tlaib, a Palestinian American, proposed the trip last year after she was elected to Congress for the first time.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., set the dates for her congressional visit to the West Bank.

Tlaib, a Palestinian American, proposed the trip last year after she was elected to Congress for the first time as a counterbalance to Israel trips organized by the American Israel Education Foundation, an affiliate of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

On Wednesday, Jewish Insider posted the flier that Tlaib was distributing to promote the Aug. 17-22 trip.

A sponsor appears to be the Humpty Dumpty Institute, a development nonprofit.

Reps. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., the majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., the minority leader, are set to lead the AIEF trips for their respective party’s freshmen this summer.

https://www.jpost.com/American-Politics/Rashida-Tlaib-sets-dates-for-congressional-visit-to-West-Bank-589224

Venezuelan Authorities Initiate Public Dialogue on Economic Development – Maduro

Venezuelan authorities will engage the general public in discussions on the economic development of the crisis-hit country, President Nicolas Maduro has said.

In an address, broadcast live on Twitter on Wednesday, Maduro said that 4 and 5 May were "the great national days of dialogue", when representatives of all branches of the government discussed changes to the strategy of the country’s development and sought to create a special development plan.

"I have initiated a process of dialogue with the public in an effort to create a plan of action, reconstruction and change in the Bolivarian Revolution. I need a plan … for changing the economic and political life of the country completely. The first events happened on Saturday and Sunday and they were very interesting. Now, I want such public meetings to be held at the end of this week, and thousands of public meetings to be held in order to hear the people, their criticism and suggestions […] People know everything", Maduro said.

https://sputniknews.com/latam/201905091074838194-venezuela-public-dialogue-economy-development/

>>6452589

Then what put the C_A puppet in place? FFS

Fix the US first then others will follow instead of endless war!

>>6452598

unless you are Israel and the leader is American