U.S. Navy Seizes Survivors After Caribbean Boat Strike; Immigration Status In Limbo

AP reports the U.S. has detained survivors after a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the southern Caribbean near Venezuela—the first known case with survivors taken into U.S. custody amid a string of at least six strikes since early September that left at least 28 dead. Sources say survivors are held aboard a U.S. Navy ship as officials weigh whether to treat them as wartime detainees or criminal defendants. The operations, publicly touted by President Trump and linked to Venezuelan criminal groups, have triggered regional backlash and bipartisan oversight questions in Congress. The detentions could have immigration and legal-process implications if the survivors are transferred to U.S. jurisdiction.