PHOTO ESSAY: Miami’s ‘Little Venezuela’ fears Trump’s moves against migration
PHOTO ESSAY: Miami’s ‘Little Venezuela’ fears Trump’s moves against migration
U.S. citizens who immigrated from Venezuela between 16 and 30 years ago play dominos outside El Arepazo, a restaurant that is a hub of the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S., in Doral, Fla., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Cesar Mena, at right, voted for President Donald Trump and continues to support him. “I have family and friends on TPS (Temporary Protected Status) and I feel bad for them. But it’s a temporary situation, and you need to resolve the problem.” (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Maria, a Venezuelan immigrant who lives with her U.S. citizen husband and two daughters who have Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, vacuums a rug as the family organizes and packs for their upcoming move into a larger and nicer apartment, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A 9-year-old girl with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, who was born in Venezuela, but who fluently speaks only English and is in the gifted program at her school, watches TV in her family’s apartment, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A 9-year-old girl with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, who was born in Venezuela, but who fluently speaks only English and is in the gifted program at her school, watches TV in her family’s apartment, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cars pass through the area known as Downtown Doral, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Venezuelan stickers and specialty products are sold alongside more typical offerings in a gas station shop in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Patrons eat inside one of the locations of Sabor Venezolano owned by Wilmer Escaray, who operates a dozen businesses that hire Venezuelan migrants like he once was, in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People walk along a street lined with restaurants and businesses in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Yrene Bruno works inside her franchise of “Sabor Venezolano,” selling Venezuelan food and treats, in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Residential neighborhoods are seen in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Alvaro Duran Stella, 47, a Venezuelan with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) who studied to become a paralegal and now works in Doral, Fla., on immigration application cases for other migrants, walks back to his apartment after working remotely in his community’s clubhouse, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Miramar, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Reinaldo Schanz, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen who emmigrated from Venezuela at age 2, practices moves on his rollerblades after finishing work as a park service aide in Doral Central Park, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Doral, Fla. Schanz said his family supports the administration going after migrants with criminal records, but was surprised to see people on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and similar programs targeted as well. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A woman and child walk down a commercial street, in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Gabriela Osuna, right, a 23-year-old Venezuelan immigrant with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, who co-founded a successful artists collective that produces art events, takes a selfie with her girlfriend Vanessa Sanchez Montero, 29, also originally from Venezuela, at a bar in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People wear virtual reality headsets as they immerse themselves in “Teleport to Venezuela,” a 35-minute VR documentary by Noa Iimura exploring life in Venezuela, as the film’s national and European tour kicks off in the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S., in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People wear virtual reality headsets as they immerse themselves in “Teleport to Venezuela,” a 35-minute VR documentary by Noa Iimura exploring life in Venezuela, as the film’s national and European tour kicks off in the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S., in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People walk down a commercial street in Doral, Fla., Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
U.S. citizens who immigrated from Venezuela between 16 and 30 years ago play dominos outside El Arepazo, a restaurant that is a hub of the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S., in Doral, Fla., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Cesar Mena, at right, voted for President Donald Trump and continues to support him. “I have family and friends on TPS (Temporary Protected Status) and I feel bad for them. But it’s a temporary situation, and you need to resolve the problem.” (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
U.S. citizens who immigrated from Venezuela between 16 and 30 years ago play dominos outside El Arepazo, a restaurant that is a hub of the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S., in Doral, Fla., Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Cesar Mena, at right, voted for President Donald Trump and continues to support him. “I have family and friends on TPS (Temporary Protected Status) and I feel bad for them. But it’s a temporary situation, and you need to resolve the problem.” (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Maria, a Venezuelan immigrant who lives with her U.S. citizen husband and two daughters who have Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, vacuums a rug as the family organizes and packs for their upcoming move into a larger and nicer apartment, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Maria, a Venezuelan immigrant who lives with her U.S. citizen husband and two daughters who have Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, vacuums a rug as the family organizes and packs for their upcoming move into a larger and nicer apartment, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A 9-year-old girl with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, who was born in Venezuela, but who fluently speaks only English and is in the gifted program at her school, watches TV in her family’s apartment, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A 9-year-old girl with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, who was born in Venezuela, but who fluently speaks only English and is in the gifted program at her school, watches TV in her family’s apartment, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A 9-year-old girl with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, who was born in Venezuela, but who fluently speaks only English and is in the gifted program at her school, watches TV in her family’s apartment, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A 9-year-old girl with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, who was born in Venezuela, but who fluently speaks only English and is in the gifted program at her school, watches TV in her family’s apartment, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cars pass through the area known as Downtown Doral, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cars pass through the area known as Downtown Doral, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Venezuelan stickers and specialty products are sold alongside more typical offerings in a gas station shop in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Venezuelan stickers and specialty products are sold alongside more typical offerings in a gas station shop in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Patrons eat inside one of the locations of Sabor Venezolano owned by Wilmer Escaray, who operates a dozen businesses that hire Venezuelan migrants like he once was, in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Patrons eat inside one of the locations of Sabor Venezolano owned by Wilmer Escaray, who operates a dozen businesses that hire Venezuelan migrants like he once was, in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People walk along a street lined with restaurants and businesses in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People walk along a street lined with restaurants and businesses in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Yrene Bruno works inside her franchise of “Sabor Venezolano,” selling Venezuelan food and treats, in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Yrene Bruno works inside her franchise of “Sabor Venezolano,” selling Venezuelan food and treats, in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Residential neighborhoods are seen in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Residential neighborhoods are seen in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Alvaro Duran Stella, 47, a Venezuelan with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) who studied to become a paralegal and now works in Doral, Fla., on immigration application cases for other migrants, walks back to his apartment after working remotely in his community’s clubhouse, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Miramar, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Alvaro Duran Stella, 47, a Venezuelan with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) who studied to become a paralegal and now works in Doral, Fla., on immigration application cases for other migrants, walks back to his apartment after working remotely in his community’s clubhouse, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Miramar, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Reinaldo Schanz, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen who emmigrated from Venezuela at age 2, practices moves on his rollerblades after finishing work as a park service aide in Doral Central Park, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Doral, Fla. Schanz said his family supports the administration going after migrants with criminal records, but was surprised to see people on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and similar programs targeted as well. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Reinaldo Schanz, a 19-year-old U.S. citizen who emmigrated from Venezuela at age 2, practices moves on his rollerblades after finishing work as a park service aide in Doral Central Park, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Doral, Fla. Schanz said his family supports the administration going after migrants with criminal records, but was surprised to see people on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and similar programs targeted as well. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A woman and child walk down a commercial street, in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A woman and child walk down a commercial street, in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Gabriela Osuna, right, a 23-year-old Venezuelan immigrant with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, who co-founded a successful artists collective that produces art events, takes a selfie with her girlfriend Vanessa Sanchez Montero, 29, also originally from Venezuela, at a bar in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Gabriela Osuna, right, a 23-year-old Venezuelan immigrant with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, who co-founded a successful artists collective that produces art events, takes a selfie with her girlfriend Vanessa Sanchez Montero, 29, also originally from Venezuela, at a bar in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People wear virtual reality headsets as they immerse themselves in “Teleport to Venezuela,” a 35-minute VR documentary by Noa Iimura exploring life in Venezuela, as the film’s national and European tour kicks off in the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S., in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People wear virtual reality headsets as they immerse themselves in “Teleport to Venezuela,” a 35-minute VR documentary by Noa Iimura exploring life in Venezuela, as the film’s national and European tour kicks off in the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S., in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People wear virtual reality headsets as they immerse themselves in “Teleport to Venezuela,” a 35-minute VR documentary by Noa Iimura exploring life in Venezuela, as the film’s national and European tour kicks off in the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S., in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People wear virtual reality headsets as they immerse themselves in “Teleport to Venezuela,” a 35-minute VR documentary by Noa Iimura exploring life in Venezuela, as the film’s national and European tour kicks off in the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S., in Doral, Fla., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People walk down a commercial street in Doral, Fla., Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People walk down a commercial street in Doral, Fla., Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — This is a documentary photo story curated by AP photo editors.
Since Feb. 3, the Trump administration ended two federal programs that together allowed more 700,000 Venezuelans to live and work legally in the U.S. It’s all anyone discusses in Doral, Florida, the largest Venezuelan community in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of people dread what could face them if lawsuits against the government fail. They 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. A federal judge ordered last month that temporary protected status would stand until a legal challenge’s next stage in court. At least 350,000 Venezuelans were temporarily spared becoming illegal.