U.S. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart is urging the Trump administration to halt the deportation of Gregory Antonio Sanabria Tarazona, a former Venezuelan political prisoner recently apprehended by ICE. Diaz-Balart expressed serious concerns about the growing number of individuals fleeing oppressive regimes, like Venezuela, who are detained and face deportation risks. His letter reflects a broader push among Miami Republicans against Trump's immigration policies, which prioritize mass deportation. Sanabria, who faces a hearing with an immigration judge, is part of a larger community of asylum seekers vulnerable to persecution if returned home.
"I'm increasingly concerned with the growing cases of people in the United States who have fled oppressive regimes and are being detained and held for possible deportation," said Diaz-Balart, on X. "Cases like Sanabria's, and so many others with legitimate claims of persecution, require a thorough review."
A senior DHS official told the Miami Herald that Sanabria Tarazona would remain in ICE custody pending a decision by an immigration judge. "All of his claims will be heard by the judge," said the DHS official.
The letter from Diaz-Balart is the latest example of Miami Republicans pushing back against Trump's immigration agenda, the goal of which is mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.
Caught in the crosshairs are immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, and Haiti - among South Florida's largest immigrant communities - many of whom have asylum petitions that claim they would face persecution should they be deported back home.
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