A Venezuelan doctor who had been at the center of a high-stakes diplomatic dispute between the US and Venezuela has been released from detention in Texas. Ezequiel Veliz, a 36-year-old doctor, was arrested in June 2022 at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport after US authorities accused him of conspiring to export controlled goods to Venezuela. Veliz had been working as a humanitarian aid worker in the country, and his detention sparked an intense backlash from the Venezuelan government, which claimed that he was a victim of US persecution. His release comes as a significant development in the complex and often contentious relationship between the US and Venezuela, and is likely to have major implications for future diplomatic efforts between the two nations.
Venezuelan Doctor Ezequiel Veliz in Texas Is Released From Detention The New York Times
