Miami Mayor urges TPS reinstatement after Maduro's capture
Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins said the removal the Venezuelan leader offers hope for Venezuelans in South Florida while renewing her call for President Trump to reinstate TPS.
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Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins said the removal the Venezuelan leader offers hope for Venezuelans in South Florida while renewing her call for President Trump to reinstate TPS.
In recent weeks, the U.S. has seized two oil tankers off Venezuela, launched deadly strikes on more than 30 boats the administration says were carrying drugs. CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede discusses past relations with Latin American countries and how oil is central to the current issues.
“After about 30 years of an abusive government, we can now be happy with the fall of Nicolás Maduro,” said Valeria Morillo, who still has family in Caracas, Venezuela. “We cannot wait to be back together again after about 10 years, to celebrate the fall.”
The U.S. government has sought Maduro's arrest for years. He was indicted by a U.S. court in March 2020, accused along with more than a dozen other individuals of narco-terrorism. Last summer, the Trump administration doubled the reward for information leading to Maduro's capture to $50 million.
FIU professor of Latin American Politics Eduardo Gamarra said, “The reality is, with Nicolás Maduro gone, there is no, let’s call them, a head of state.”
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