A federal appeals panel has thwarted an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's attempts to be recognized as a foreign diplomat, leaving it to a lower court to decide for now whether he is immune from prosecution.
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals panel did not rule Monday on the merits of businessman Alex Saab's argument that his detention, during a refueling stop on his way to Iran, violated U.S. law and numerous international treating protecting diplomats.
