NewsTelemundo 51 Miami – MainAugust 26, 2026Miami-Dade
ICE deports former Venezuelan colonel accused of torturing protesters
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Rafael José Quero Silva, a former colonel in the Venezuelan National Guard, back to Venezuela on August 19 following his arrest in Miramar. The agency reports that Quero Silva overstayed his visa after entering the U.S. in 2016 and was identified as a participant in human rights abuses, including the torture of at least 74 peaceful protesters in 2013.
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The deportation marks a federal enforcement action against an individual accused of human rights violations, reflecting U.S. policy to remove foreign nationals involved in state-sponsored torture from the country.
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