Wilmer Escaray, a Venezuelan immigrant who opened multiple businesses in Miami, highlights the fears of Venezuelan migrants following the Trump administration's termination of federal protections for over 700,000 immigrants. As discussions of potential deportation fill the community in Doralzuela, where the Venezuelan population thrives amidst cultural familiarity, many fear losing their livelihoods and security. New threats loom as the legal status of Temporary Protected Status hangs in the balance, forcing those affected to consider their dire options amid Venezuela's ongoing turmoil.
"It's really quite unfortunate to lose that human capital because there are people who do work here that other people won't do," Escaray said.
In the largest Venezuelan community in the United States, people dread what could face them if lawsuits that aim to stop the government fail.
People who lose their protections would have to remain illegally at the risk of being deported or return home, an unlikely route given the political and economic turmoil in Venezuela.
Spanish is more common than English in shopping centers along Doral's wide avenues, and Venezuelans feel like they're back home but with more security and comfort.
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