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Esta no fue la Navidad que Mariela Gómez hubiera imaginado hace un año. Ni la que miles de otros inmigrantes venezolanos habrían imaginado. Pero Donald Trump regresó a la Casa Blanca en enero y rápidamente puso fin a su sueño americano. Por The Washington Post  Así que Gómez se encontró pasando las fiestas en el […]

The Washington Post

TL;DR

  • Mariela Gómez returned to Venezuela after being detained and deported from the U.S. during the Trump administration's migration offensive.
  • Gómez and her family are facing unemployment and poverty in Venezuela, struggling to afford traditional holiday foods.
  • More than 7.7 million Venezuelans have left their country due to economic collapse, and many like Gómez sought a better life in the U.S.
  • President Trump's policies have led to over 14,000 migrants, mostly Venezuelan, returning to South America since September.
  • Venezuelans are being deported to their home country after President Maduro's government agreed to accept deportees from the U.S.
  • Immigrants are arriving in Caracas on flights operated by U.S. government contractors or Venezuelan state airlines.