Caracas, May 17 -- The government of Venezuela on Saturday (local time) announced the deportation of businessman and former minister Alex Saab, citing ongoing criminal investigations against him in the United States.

In a post on X, the Venezuelan Migration Authority (SAIME) released a statement by the government, which stated, "The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reports the deportation of the citizen of Colombian nationality Alex Naim Saab Moran, carried out on May 16, 2026, in compliance with the regulatory provisions of Venezuelan immigration legislation."

The statement added that the deportation was carried out because Saab "is involved in the commission of various crimes in the United States of America, as is pu...