Venezuela

It has been one year since Donald Trump began his immigration enforcement policy. Hundreds of thousands of Floridians have lost their immigration protections. One Venezuela couple was granted a visa, clearing up their legal status. Still, they feel vulnerable as much as they are faithful in the system.

South Florida exiles applaud Trump for removing Venezuela's dictator, but they're less sure about whether he intends to remove Venezuela's dictatorship — or simply extract its oil.

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado spoke briefly on Capitol Hill Tuesday as she met with lawmakers and worked to shore up U.S. support for her bid to lead the country after President Donald Trump ousted the former president, Nicolas Maduro.

Without Venezuelan oil to help run manufacturing and agricultural operations, material conditions in Cuba are likely to deteriorate further. That presents hope for a wholistic government change as well as fear for what comes next. WLRN spoke to prominent Cubans and Cuban-Americans about the future of the island nation.

South Florida U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she sees no progress toward democracy in Venezuela following the ousting of authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.

A new survey of Venezuelans inside Venezuela indicates that while they applaud President Trump's ouster of their dictator, they think he's more interested in their oil — and they strongly disagree with him about María Corina Machado.

People close to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado's political team say the Nobel Peace Prize winner is considering a visit to the diaspora in Miami after she meets Thursday with President Trump — who this month disparaged her prospects of governing Venezuela.

Most are thrilled that Maduro has been removed. But Donald Trump’s move to deport Venezuelans without permanent residency has increased concern among many living in the U.S.

Dozens of Democratic House members, including all eight from Florida, are asking the Trump administration to restore Temporary Protected Status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants.

Though "jarred" by President Trump's snub of opposition leader María Corina Machado, expats say they accept a transition to democracy in Venezuela will take time — and in the meantime they'll push the regime to accelerate it.

According to Scott, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado is grateful for President Donald Trump's "bold action to hold Nicolás Maduro and his thugs accountable and work to restore freedom and democracy in Venezuela." She also demanded that the Venezuelan government immediately release all its political prisoners, including Americans.

Gov. Ron DeSantis accuses ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of sending drugs and prisoners to the state.