Trump Calls for Immunity for Delcy Rodriguez as Long as He Remains in Power in Venezuela
The Justice Department said the suit should be dismissed without prejudice because the State Department determined Rodríguez has head-of-state immunity.
- The Trump administration asked a Miami federal court on Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit against Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez, citing her immunity as a sitting head of state.
- Jerrel Kenemore, Jason Saad, and Edgar Marval accused President Rodriguez and former officials of torture, kidnapping, and terrorism during Venezuela's Maduro era. Earlier this month, a federal judge awarded the plaintiffs $314 million against Maduro and other defendants.
- State Department Legal Adviser Reed Rubinstein formally determined that President Rodriguez enjoys immunity from U.S. court jurisdiction in a July 11 letter. The Justice Department subsequently submitted a 'Suggestion of Immunity' to the District Court.
- The Justice Department requested dismissal of all claims against President Rodriguez without prejudice, allowing plaintiffs to potentially revive the lawsuit after she leaves office. The filing does not address the merits of allegations against the Venezuelan leader.
- Washington's relationship with Venezuela has shifted since recognizing President Rodriguez as head of state on March 5, moving away from prior support for opposition leader Juan Guaido following Maduro's capture on January 3.
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ArcaMax PublishingTrump asks court to shield Venezuela leader Delcy Rodríguez from US lawsuit
The Trump administration has taken the extraordinary step of asking a federal court in Miami to dismiss a lawsuit against Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez, underscoring how fully Washington has embraced her government as the legitimate authority in Caracas.
By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español President Donald Trump's government asked a U.S. court to guarantee the immunity of Venezuela's president, Delcy Rodríguez, for a civil suit filed against the Chavista leader in Florida. The Department of Justice, after receiving a letter from the State Department, filed a "immunity suggestion" before a court in the South Florida District to dismiss the charges against Rodriguez.
Analysis by Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español One word was deleted from the lexicon of the Venezuelan government. The Ministry of Communication and Information stopped calling Delcy Rodríguez in his notes “president-in-charge”, a position he swore in January, and he went on to call her president a dry one. The change is consolidating another disappearance in the narrative The post-Presidenta a secas: why the Venezuelan government stopped calling R…
Trump Administration Seeks to Shield Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez From $314 Million U.S. Judgment
The Trump administration has intervened in a federal lawsuit involving Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez, arguing that she is protected by head-of-state immunity and should not be required to pay a $314 million judgment awarded to three Americans who were imprisoned in the South American country.
The United States calls for immunity for Nicolás Maduro's successor, with the excuse that she is the head of the state, to ensure the success of her hospital.
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informacion.esWhat would have been implausible in relation to relations between Washington and Caracas before January 3, just happened. President Donald Trump’s administration decided to grant immunity to the “president-in-charge” Delcy Rodríguez to prevent a U.S. court from forcing her to pay a million-dollar compensation to three U.S. citizens who had been imprisoned in Venezuela and at the time reported having been tortured. The Department of Justice (DOJ)…
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