They fear a labor shortage in South Florida as trades such as construction and landscaping lose workers. Those workers also are consumers, they say.

U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) emphasized the positive contributions of Venezuelan immigrants and urged people not to generalize based on isolated criminal activity.

The Walt Disney Company has notified dozens of Venezuelan employees they might lose their jobs after the Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration could end their deportation protections and work permits under Temporary Protected Status.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is again being criticized publicly for shifting some of his stances after making it to Trump's cabinet

When the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday the Trump administration could strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans while litigation continues in the lower courts, the move sent shockwaves.

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling affecting Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans has sent shockwaves through South Florida’s immigrant communities and among business owners.

Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro is blaming Cuban-American officials in the U.S., specifically Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Miami U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, for the Trump administration’s decision to revoke the Temporary Protected Status that allows hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans to live and work in the United States.

"The fight is far from over, but this is a very big setback," said Adelys Ferro, executive director of the Venezuelan American Caucus.

Walt Disney Co. notified Florida-based employees who are losing temporary legal residency that their jobs would be terminated next month after a Supreme Court ruling.

Venezuelans have long considered the Miami suburb of Doral their refuge. Trump’s immigration crackdown is calling that into question.

A trio of Miami-area Republicans are pushing back against the administration as President Trump works to end programs protecting many of the region’s immigrant communities from deportation. In a hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week,