Rafael José Quero Silva, a former official of the Guardia Nacional Bolivariana, was deported to Venezuela. US authorities had accused him of participating in abuses against protesters during demonstrations in 2013. He was deported on August 18 after a judge issued a deportation order.

Quero Silva had been arrested on February 27, 2025. According to reports, he was a lieutenant colonel and commander of a detachment in Barquisimeto. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency carried out the deportation. Further details about the case are available from the source.