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Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

JOSHUA GOODMAN

Latin America reporter

Goodman is a Miami-based investigative reporter who writes about the intersection of crime, corruption, drug trafficking and politics in Latin America. He previously spent two decades reporting from South America.
Former Green Beret Jordan Goudreau walks to the United States Courthouse for a bond hearing in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Judge orders arrest of ex-Green Beret tied to failed Venezuela raid after court no-show
A federal judge in Tampa has ordered the arrest of former Green Beret Jordan Goudreau after he failed to appear at a court hearing over whether he should be jailed for violating the terms of his release.
 
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, listens to Edwin F. Lopez, the attaché for DHS Homeland Security Investigations, second from left, next to the Venezuelan government airplane that Rubio announced is being seized by the U.S. during a news conference at La Isabela International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Feb. 6, 2025. At left is Dominican Public Prosecutor Enmanuel Ramirez, and holding the "seized" sign is Robert Cunniff from the U.S. Department of Commerce. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool, File)
Takeaways from AP’s report on how US sought to lure Maduro’s pilot into betraying Venezuelan leader
A federal agent had a daring plan: persuade Nicolas Maduro’s chief pilot to surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president’s plane to a place where U.S. authorities could nab the strongman.
 
In this image made from a video posted on the Facebook account of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Dec. 15, 2023, Maduro stands behind pilot Gen. Bitner Villegas in the cockpit of an airplane. (AP Photo)
US sought to lure Nicolás Maduro’s pilot into betraying the Venezuelan leader
A federal agent had a daring plan: persuade Nicolas Maduro’s chief pilot to surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president’s plane to a place where U.S. authorities could nab the strongman.
 
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro points at a map of the Americas during a new conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Sept 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas), File
A war on drugs or a war on terror? Trump’s military pressure on Venezuela blurs the lines
Legal experts say U.S. strikes against alleged members of Latin American drug cartels are pushing the bounds of international law.
 
A Smartmatic representative demonstrates his company's system which has scanners and touch screens with printout options, at a meeting of the Secure, Accessible & Fair Elections Commission, Aug. 30, 2018, in Grovetown, Ga. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
US prosecutors charge Smartmatic in alleged $1M Philippines bribery case
Federal prosecutors have charged voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and other crimes arising from more than $1 million in bribes several executives allegedly paid to election officials in the Philippines.
 
The Department of Justice seal and podium is viewed at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Trump taps longtime investigator to serve as next Justice Department watchdog
President Donald Trump has tapped a career government attorney as the next independent watchdog of the Justice Department.
 
In this photo provided by Neon, former U.S. Green Beret Jordan Goudreau holds an assault rifle as part of a documentary film on the combat veteran's involvement in a coup attempts against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (Neon via AP, File)
Prosecutors seek to have ex-Green Beret accused of failed Venezuelan plot back in custody
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to revoke the release of a former Green Beret who is accused of planning a failed invasion of Venezuela in 2020.
 
Ibrahim Almadi holds a photo of his father Saad Almadi graduating from college in 1984, in Washington, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/John McDonnell, File)
Ruling bans Florida retiree from leaving Saudi Arabia until 2026 over critical social media posts
A Florida retiree has been convicted of cyber crimes and blocked from leaving Saudi Arabia until next year over social media posts critical of the kingdom’s crown prince.
 
Elon Musk attends a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)
Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees laid off by DOGE
Hundreds of laid-off federal employees who managed government workspaces are being called back to their jobs as the Trump administration walks back plans to slash its real estate portfolio.
 
Laundry dries on a clothesline in the middle of a coca field on a hillside of the Micay Canyon, southwestern Colombia, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
US designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 years
The Trump administration has added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in nearly three decades.
 
This image from the U.S. Department of State, contained in the Audit of Department of State Protocols for Establishing and Operating Remote Diplomatic Missions shows the "submarine" in the U.S. embassy in Colombia, where the majority of diplomatic staff at the Venezuela Affairs Unit work. (U.S. Department of State via AP)
Watchdog questions millions spent each year on shuttered US Embassy in Venezuela
The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Maduro’s government in 2019.
 
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a joint news conference with Ecuador's Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld at the Palacio de Carondelet, in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
US upends its role as the high-seas drug police with a military strike on Venezuelan boat
The United States has long relied on the Coast Guard and allies to interdict drug vessels through arrests and prosecutions at sea.
 
Prominent Miami defense attorney David Macey and his wife leave the Manhattan federal court Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Jake Offenhartz)
Prosecutors suddenly drop case against Miami attorney accused of bribing DEA agents
Prosecutors have agreed to drop criminal charges against a prominent Miami defense attorney accused of orchestrating a bribery conspiracy involving two former U.S.
 
This Aug. 7, 2025, satellite image shows construction of large white tents for a new immigrant detention center at Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army base outside El Paso, Texas. When completed, the $1.2 billion facility is expected to hold up to 5,000 migrants awaiting deportation and will be the largest such facility in the United States. (Planet Labs via AP)
Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert
President Donald Trump’s administration has awarded a $1.2 billion contract to a tiny Virginia company to build and operate what’s expected to become the nation’s largest immigration detention complex at Fort Bliss in Texas.
 
A Smartmatic representative demonstrates his company's system which has scanners and touch screens with printout options, at a meeting of the Secure, Accessible & Fair Elections Commission on Aug. 30, 2018, in Grovetown, Ga. F (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Prosecutors link LA contract to Smartmatic ‘slush fund’ as voting tech firm battles Fox in court
The voting technology company suing Fox News for defamation is now entangled in a widening bribery investigation.
 
The Freedom Tower is seen in downtown Miami on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)
Cuban exiles honored at Miami’s ‘Ellis Island of the South’ as Trump ramps up immigrant arrests
Miami’s Freedom Tower stood as a beacon of hope for Cubans fleeing communist rule at the height of the Cold War. The U.S.
 
Sen. J.D. Vance, center, and Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, right, applaud as Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Vandalia, Ohio, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)
A US senator from Colombia emerges as a Trump link for Latin America’s conservatives
U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno has emerged as an interlocutor for conservatives in Latin America seeking to connect with the Trump administration.
 
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters during an event marking the anniversary of his disputed re-election and the birthday of late President Hugo Chavez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Trump doubles reward to $50 million for arrest of Venezuela’s president to face US drug charges
The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and accusing him of working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine.
 
In this photo provided by Sea Shepherd, a whale swims near the krill trawler Fu Xing Hai with mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula in the background, on April 2, 2025. (Youenn Kerdavid/Sea Shepherd via AP)
Krill fishery in Antarctica shut down after record catch triggers unprecedented early closure
Officials have shut down the krill fishery near Antarctica early after exceeding the seasonal catch limit for the first time.
 
In this photo provided by Sea Shepherd, a whale swims near the krill trawler Fu Xing Hai with mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula in the background, on April 2, 2025. (Youenn Kerdavid/Sea Shepherd via AP)
A record catch of krill near Antarctica could trigger an unprecedented end to fishing season
Fishing for krill near Antarctica has surged to a record high, nearing a seasonal catch limit that could close the fishery early.
 
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, left, and Argentina's Minister of National Security Patricia Bullrich prepare to sign a bilateral agreement at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Trump moves to lift visa restrictions for Argentina in a boost to his right-wing ally
The United States and Argentina have announced plans to allow Argentine tourists to travel to the U.S. without a visa.
 
Former Venezuelan military spy chief, retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal, walks out of prison in Estremera on the outskirts of Madrid, on Sept. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
Former Venezuela spymaster pleads guilty to narcoterrorism charge ahead of trial
A former Venezuelan spymaster who was close to the country’s late President Hugo Chávez has pleaded guilty to narco-terrorist charges. Retired Maj. Gen.
 
Drug Enforcement Administration agents on June 13, 2016, in Florida. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)
Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers
A drug informant who helped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration build some of its biggest cases has been arrested and charged with scheming to extort major cocaine traffickers facing extradition from Colombia and the Dominican Republic.
 
Cuban-Americans chant pro-Trump slogans as they show their support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Miami on Oct. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
Cuban exiles were shielded from deportation. Now Trump is cracking down
President Donald Trump’s crackdown on Cuban immigration has riveted a community that strongly backed him twice.
 
Federal agents take a person into custody after an immigration court hearing outside an immigration court, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
ICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court as Trump seeks to deliver on mass arrest pledge
A spate of arrests at immigration courts across the United States this week has rattled people showing up for hearings and may signal a coordinated attempt at deportations under fast-track authority that President Donald Trump sharply expanded soon after taking office.
 
After colliding with the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening, the Cuauhtémoc, a masted Mexican Navy training ship, sits docked at Pier 35 Sunday, May 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Turbulent waters may have contributed to Mexican tall ship’s crash into Brooklyn Bridge
Footage of a tall ship crashing into the Brooklyn Bridge shows the vessel hurtling into the span in reverse at full speed, suggesting the captain lost control of the engine.
 
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with Colombia's President Gustavo Petro after delivering his opening speech for the opening ceremony of the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States at China National Convention Center in Beijing, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington
Colombia’s government has applied to join a China-based development bank. It’s another sign of Latin America’s drift away from the U.S. as the Trump administration’s foreign aid cuts, trade barriers and crackdown on immigration spurs many leaders in the region to seek closer ties with Washington’s g
 
This undated photo provided by the Colombian National Police in a March 2024 document shows Diego Marín. (Colombian National Police via AP)
An alleged smuggler to Colombia’s cartels had a secret ally: the DEA
A fugitive known as Colombia’s “Contraband King” corrupted agents in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration with expensive trips, fine dining and even prostitutes.
 
Ex-Colombian official sentenced to 12 years in money laundering case tied to DEA misconduct
A former Colombian customs worker has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for taking more than $1 million in bribes in a money laundering conspiracy involving a corrupt U.S.
 
The Krome Detention Center, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
As immigrant arrests surge, complaints of abuse mount at America’s oldest detention center in Miami
As President Donald J. Trump seeks to make good on his campaign pledge of mass arrests and removals of migrants, the U.S. immigration detention system is being overrun with prisoners.
 
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