Venezuela has deported businessman Alex Saab, a close ally of former president Nicolas Maduro who is facing multiple criminal investigations in the United States, in a dramatic reversal less than three years after he was pardoned by then US President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap deal.

Venezuela’s government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years after the business owner was pardoned by…

“La medida de deportación fue adoptada tomando en consideración que el referido ciudadano colombiano se encuentra incurso en la comisión de diversos delitos en los Estados Unidos…