US deports former Venezuelan National Guard officer accused of human rights abuses

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has deported Rafael José Quero Silva, a former Venezuelan National Guard officer linked to the violent suppression of 2013-2014 protests in Barquisimeto. His return to Venezuela follows allegations of human rights abuses, though the specific legal mechanism for his removal remains secondary to the broader pattern of U.S. immigration enforcement against foreign officials accused of state-sponsored violence.