Caracas, February 3, 2025 – Defending the rights of all migrant citizens, particularly those from Latin America and the Caribbean, and highlighting their contributions to the economic activity of host countries were the key proposals put forward this Monday by the President of the Republic of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega.

During his participation in the 12th Extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America–Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), he asserted that solidarity must be expressed with the peoples who are being mistreated and accused without evidence or due process by the United States government in order to justify their deportation.

He emphasized that this is a reality affecting the region, one that cannot be confronted with weapons but rather with the awareness and dignity of the peoples.

“They are simply discredited; they play with the dignity of the people. Those in power must not forget: the United States had no idea these lands even existed, and they themselves were migrants who arrived in a territory that was not theirs. They simply seized it by force, killing its rightful owners, the indigenous peoples,” he stated.

Likewise, he called on the member countries of the Alliance to advance joint projects, particularly in the development of Artificial Intelligence and the expansion of the AgroALBA project to produce food through this agricultural cooperation agreement.

“Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro agreed to create ALBA alongside the most vulnerable nations, those facing the greatest economic and social difficulties. They developed programs to benefit these peoples, alleviating hunger, generating jobs and production, and ensuring access to oil,” he remarked, while affirming that these leaders always sought to help rather than to threaten.