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As asylum-seekers struggle while waiting for work permits, Chicago businesses can’t fill jobs

Huberth Espinoza, 65, sat on a bench outside the 5th District police station in Pullman on a Wednesday in late June, waiting to be picked up for work.

Chicago Tribune

Venezuelans seek to get permanent residency through new bill; experts say it needs work

Nearly 100 Venezuelans at a roundtable this week showed support for passing the Venezuelan Adjustment Act, legislation that would grant Venezuelans a pathway to permanent residency, but the bill needs work, according to experts.

Orlando Sentinel

Venezuela government's ban on longtime foe draws attention to the opposition's presidential primary

Maria Corina Machado has been a longtime foe of Venezuela’s government, and not exactly a unifying figure for its critics

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Brazil says illegal miners driven from Indigenous territory, but ‘war’ not over

Country’s top cop said 90% of miners despoiling Yanomami land had been expelled, though experts say they are only displaced

The Guardian - US

Roiman Villa Is Fighting for More Than a Win in Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis Bout

The welterweight contender has dedicated his boxing match to his loved ones, some of whom he hopes to help escape Venezuela.

Sports Illustrated

Caribbean leaders seeking discounted oil criticize US sanctions against Venezuela

Caribbean leaders are denouncing U.S. economic sanctions against oil-rich Venezuela and say they’ve been forced to buy costlier petroleum elsewhere as they struggle with tight budgets

The Independent UK

It’s been one month since 36 migrants arrived in Sacramento. Here’s what their lives are like

It was just after lunch at Saint Anthony Church in Sacramento, and six Venezuelan migrants were playing an intense, but fumbling game of basketball.

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Regulatory headwinds force Sam Altman–backed stablecoin Reserve to halt key services in Venezuela and five other countries

The U.S. firm has been a bright spot for crypto adoption in inflation-ravaged Venezuela, although it is facing operating challenges.

Fortune

US program is leaving asylum seekers stranded in Mexico, advocates say

Border agents promise better chance of asylum for those agreeing to go to Mexico and apply there, then strands them with no access

The Guardian - US

Venezuela opposition leader Machado banned from public office for 15 years

Venezuela barred opposition leader María Corina Machado from running in upcoming elections, causing more tension in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential vote.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis' treatment of migrants divides Miami's Venezuelan community, the nation's largest

MIAMI -- Angelo Gomez walked across seven countries and a gang-infested jungle. He caught a ride through Mexico atop the train known as La Bestia, carrying a bucket of rocks for protection. Then he turned himself over to Border Patrol agents in Texas earlier this month, telling them he feared…

Los Angeles Times

Venezuelan women are increasingly taking up the grueling work of fishing in the Caribbean

Dozens of people hop onto boats every day along Venezuela’s vast Caribbean coast to go fishing on 12-hour shifts

The Independent UK

Sleeping on the floor of a Chicago police station for weeks, some migrants say it’s still their best option

CHICAGO -- Carlos Ramirez, who was a police officer in Venezuela before he says he was persecuted by government officials, now sleeps on an air mattress on the floor of a police station in Chicago.

Chicago Tribune

International Criminal Court authorizes reopening probe into Venezuela security forces

The International Criminal Court has ruled that international prosecutors should resume investigating alleged crimes against humanity in Venezuela by security forces under President Nicolás Maduro because the country’s own probe has fallen short

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A Venezuelan migrant is using his blossoming painting skills to brighten his adoptive hometown

Juan Carlos Silva was a career military man before leaving his home country for the trek north. In Chicago, his talent for painting has fed his spirit and found fans.

Chicago Sun-Times

Equipos migrantes se unen a torneo de fútbol para el Día del Refugiado

“El fútbol es un elemento común en estas comunidades de personas desplazadas”, dijo un organizador.

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrant soccer team trains for local ‘Refugee World Cup’

The squad is made up of asylum seekers staying at a South Side shelter. They will play in a tournament against other refugees from around the world who now call Chicago home.

Al Jazeera

Iran’s Raisi secures array of agreements on Latin American tour

Ebrahim Raisi visits Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, Tehran’s three allies in the region, on five-day trip.

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The Independent UK

Iran's president meets Cuban counterpart in last leg of Latin American tour

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has met with Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana, the last stop of a Latin American trip that also took him to Iran's two other allies in the region — Venezuela and Nicaragua

Reason

Congress Should Improve and then Pass the Venezuelan Adjustment Act

The bipartisan legislation would grant permanent residency and work rights to some 400,000 refugees from Venezuela's brutal socialist dictatorship.

Manchester Evening News

Pregnant Paris Fury flooded with messages as she shares sweet matching photo of daughters

The proud mum gushed over her "beautiful" children Venezuela, Valencia and Athena

Chicago Tribune

Overcrowding, cold food and uncertain futures a way of life for migrants in Chicago’s shelters

CHICAGO -- Across the street from the 1st District police station, Hildemaro Rafael Peña Gonzalez, 23, from Venezuela, fed cereal out of a plastic takeout container to his pregnant wife Racnia del Carmen León Mendoza, 19, and rubbed her swollen belly. The couple was moved from the station to a…

The Guardian - US

‘She should be up there with the greatest’: celebrating the art of Gego

Fleeing Nazi Germany and ending up in Venezuela, the unusual artist found a career crafting offbeat sculptures, on display in a new exhibition

Miami Herald

Rick Scott likens Trump indictment to tactics of Cuban, Venezuelan dictators

MIAMI — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, with the bolstering of human rights activists and former political prisoners from Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, accused the Biden administration of utilizing a tactic commonly found in dictator playbooks: Weaponizing the legal system to go after the president’s opponents.

The Independent UK

Iran's president begins Latin America tour with stop in Venezuela

In his first visit to Latin America, Iran’s hardline president has met with his Venezuelan counterpart and declared both countries have “a common enemy,” alluding to the United States

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