In their words

“Los venezolanos no abandonamos nuestra patria para convertirnos en una amenaza. Huimos de la persecución, la represión y una crisis que todavía no ha terminado”

VEPPEX · reported by AlbertoNews · Sep 14, 2026

What the sources establish, claim by claim

1. Statement by VEPPEXVEPPEX states that being Venezuelan is not a crimeVEPPEX statement reported by AlbertoNews with the quote "being Venezuelan is not a crime".AlbertoNews — “ser venezolano no es un delito”
2. Statement by VEPPEXVEPPEX asserts that Venezuelan migrants did not leave their country to become a threatVEPPEX states Venezuelans fled persecution, repression and an unfinished crisis; only AlbertoNews reports it.AlbertoNews — “Los venezolanos no abandonamos nuestra patria para convertirnos en una amenaza. Huimos de la persecución, la represión y una crisis que todavía no ha terminado”
3. Statement by VEPPEXVEPPEX acknowledges that governments have the right to implement measures to fight crime and guarantee securityAlbertoNews — “los gobiernos tienen derecho a implementar medidas para combatir el delito y garantizar la seguridad”
4. Statement by VEPPEXVEPPEX calls for a clear differentiation between criminals, migrants, and international protection seekersVEPPEX calls for differentiating criminals, migrants and protection seekers; no original document cited.AlbertoNews — “pidió establecer una diferenciación clara entre quienes cometen delitos, los migrantes y las personas que solicitan protección internacional”
5. Single outletVEPPEX rejects any measure that criminalizes Venezuelans by nationalityOnly AlbertoNews reports it, attributing the rejection to VEPPEX; no original statement is cited.AlbertoNews — “La organización Venezolanos Perseguidos Políticos en el Exilio (VEPPEX) rechazó cualquier medida que implique criminalizar a los venezolanos por su nacionalidad”
6. Single outletVEPPEX warns about risks of collective expulsions and deportations to third countries without protection guaranteesWarning about collective expulsions and deportations to third countries without guarantees; only AlbertoNews reports it.AlbertoNews — “advirtió sobre los riesgos de las expulsiones colectivas y las deportaciones hacia terceros países sin garantías de protección”

Who covers it, and from which chair

1 pieces · 1 outlets · Distinct evidence origins: 2

Event timeline

• Sep 14, 2026 · VEPPEX rejected any measure that criminalizes Venezuelans by nationality, according to AlbertoNews. [5]
• Sep 14, 2026 · VEPPEX stated that "being Venezuelan is not a crime". [1]
• Sep 14, 2026 · VEPPEX held that Venezuelans did not leave their homeland to become a threat. [2]
• Sep 14, 2026 · VEPPEX called for differentiating between those who commit crimes, migrants and those seeking international protection. [4]
• Sep 14, 2026 · VEPPEX warned about collective expulsions and deportations to third countries without protection guarantees. [6]

The primary source, measured: AlbertoNews

That is why AlbertoNews does not carry the piece alone: the piece is built on the event.

How we will know if it is true

• Before Nov 13, 2026
  An official VEPPEX statement dated September 14, 2026, confirming or denying the rejection of criminalizing Venezuelans by nationality. [5]
  Where to look: VEPPEX official channels and its statement archive. · Status: pending
• Before Nov 13, 2026
  A VEPPEX document dated September 14, 2026, identifying the collective expulsions or deportations to third countries the warning refers to. [6]
  Where to look: VEPPEX publications and social media. · Status: pending

Declared in advance. If one fails, this piece is corrected and says so at the top.

What to watch

• Before Dec 13, 2026
  Emergence of new statements by VEPPEX or other bodies echoing the call to differentiate between criminals, migrants and international protection seekers. [4]
  Where to look: Statements from migrant organizations and regional press coverage.
• Before Dec 13, 2026
  Reactions from governments or migration authorities to the statement that being Venezuelan is not a crime. [1]
  Where to look: Official statements from receiving governments and migration agencies.

Still to verify

• Obtain the original text of the VEPPEX statement to confirm the quote and its date.
• Verify whether VEPPEX documented specific cases of collective expulsions or deportations to third countries.
• Confirm with VEPPEX the authorship and full context of the quote on why Venezuelans left their country.
• The full text or official VEPPEX statement with its exact issuance date.
• The specific countries or measures VEPPEX addresses in its warning about expulsions and deportations.

Open questions

• Which specific measures or countries does VEPPEX refer to when it warns about collective expulsions and deportations to third countries without protection guarantees?
  Arises from: VEPPEX warns about risks of collective expulsions and deportations to third countries without protection guarantees
• Which governments or authorities have responded to VEPPEX's statement on criminalization by nationality?
  Only one independent voice covers this event.
• Has VEPPEX published the full document or the list of recipients of its September 14 statement?
  Arises from: VEPPEX rejects any measure that criminalizes Venezuelans by nationality

Contradictions between accounts

None verified among the 1 pieces of the event.

Named actors and their role

• Venezolanos Perseguidos Políticos en el Exilio (VEPPEX) · organization · mentioned

Signal map

violet = who asserts · blue = fact · thickness = outlets carrying it

How this piece was made. 1 articles from the VeraVadis corpus between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026, grouped as one event. Facts and quotes extracted by model and validated by code against the original text; relations between outlets judged by model. Headline, lede, questions and falsifiers written by deepseek-flash, validated by code and read against the rubric by claude-opus-5. Not reviewed by a human editor. Admiralty scale: not computed, so not shown. Evidence fingerprint: 09f8aca878ba.