Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.

Zonia Celis fled Venezuela for Minnesota in April 2022. She had TPS status before the Supreme Court’s ruling and has applied for asylum. At the softball tournaments, she runs a food stand, La Sazon D’Cary, selling sandwiches made with patacones — smashed plantains — and other flavors of home.

Efrain Betancourt Jr. ran a payday loan business in Miami that prosecutors say operated like a “Ponzi scheme.”

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Despite not obtaining a visit, Rep. Glenn Ivey insisted that the trip was successful in one aspect: keeping pressure on the Trump administration.

Some in the opposition say the only way to protest is to abstain. Others say doing so will let the government “say they won without resistance.”

Venezuela is going to the polls to elect lawmakers, governors and other officials against a backdrop of heightened government repression