"The administration has been ratcheting up its pressure campaign against Venezuela for months with deadly boat strikes, which a range of experts in laws governing the use of armed force have denounced as illegal, and a significant buildup of U.S. Naval forces in the Caribbean."
"Recent days have felt like whiplash, Alarcón and several other Venezuelan Americans said, as military intervention seemed imminent, only to have President Donald Trump say he would be open to talks with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro."
"The differences of opinion, complicated by unease over Trump's immigration policies, are creating tense divisions among Venezuelans in South Florida, as supporters of U.S. intervention try to drown out critics whom they consider a small minority."
Venezuelan Americans in Doral and throughout South Florida are experiencing anxious uncertainty about whether, when and how the U.S. might escalate force against Venezuela. Routine conversations have shifted to questions about potential intervention. The U.S. has increased pressure through deadly boat strikes denounced by experts as illegal and a substantial buildup of naval forces in the Caribbean. Rapid shifts between signals of imminent intervention and openness to talks have created whiplash. Longtime Venezuelan exiles are split: some call for decisive military action, while others oppose intervention, with immigration concerns intensifying divisions.
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