Venezuela deports to the US businessman accused of being Maduro's front man

The transfer of a person to another country that claims them for a crime is an extradition, a measure prohibited in the Venezuelan Constitution. The migratory authority states that instead, it is a 'deportation'.

Venezuela deports to the US businessman accused of being Maduro's front man

TL;DR

  • Venezuela transferred an individual to the United States.
  • The migratory authority classifies this transfer as a 'deportation'.
  • This classification is used to avoid the constitutional prohibition of extradition in Venezuela.
  • Extradition is defined as the transfer of a person to a country that claims them for a crime.