"The first chants of libertad cut through the air well before dawn in Doral, the suburban Miami city where up to 40% of the population is Venezuelan."
"Hundreds of people, dancing, singing and waving Venezuela's yellow, blue and red flag filled the street outside the El Arepazo restaurant, the traditional community meeting place, as they celebrated the downfall of the despised president Nicolas Maduro."
"Instead of popular opposition leaders Edmundo Gonzalez and Maria Corina Machado, the Nobel peace prize winner, returning to guide Venezuela through the immediate post-Maduro period, Trump declared the US would temporarily seize control of the country, and American businesses would be taking over its rich oil infrastructure."
Residents of Doral, a Miami suburb with a large Venezuelan population, erupted in early-morning celebrations after Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured by US military forces and sent toward a court date in New York City. The community celebrated the end of Maduro's rule, waving Venezuelan flags and chanting libertad. President Trump's announcement that the US would temporarily run Venezuela and hand its oil infrastructure to American businesses unsettled many Venezuelan-Americans. The sidelining of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and the threat of further military action intensified fears, particularly amid concerns that a US-controlled transition could accelerate deportations.
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