Venezuela's foreign minister criticized the behavior of the US secretary of state

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil Pinto criticized U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for his remarks about Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. He wrote about this on February 4 in his Telegram channel.

"Rubio's indignation is nothing more than the rage of a frustrated bureaucrat who cannot see sovereign states rise up against him and break his script," the diplomat reported.

The Venezuelan foreign minister also said that Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela will not surrender. According to him, the citizens of these countries "have defeated Rubio time after time with dignity and firmness."

The speaker said Latin American countries will continue to defend their sovereignty and resist.

Pain and loss: U.S. spent at least $2 million to deport migrants

The Pentagon confirmed to Izvestia the use of C-17 military aircraft for this purpose - one hour of their operation costs more than $19 thousand.

Earlier in the day, on February 3, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump took action to lift deportation protections for 348,000 Venezuelans. More than half of all Venezuelans covered by the program could be deported and lose their work permits in April.

Prior to that, on January 23, it was reported that the U.S. detained more than 460 undocumented migrants in the first days of Trump's presidency. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested citizens from a number of countries including Afghanistan, Angola, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Senegal and Venezuela. The arrests took place across the United States.

The day before, Trump restricted the eligibility of undocumented migrants who entered the U.S. through the southern border. The US President authorized and instructed the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice and the State Department to take all necessary measures to immediately repel the invasion, repatriation and removal of illegal immigrants through the southern border of the country.

On the same day, the media learned of U.S. plans to send thousands of military personnel to protect the border with Mexico. As of today, about 2.2 thousand military personnel are already in El Paso, Texas, as part of Task Force North.