Henry Carmona, 48, right, who fled Venezuela after receiving death threats for refusing to participate in demonstrations in support of the government, stands with friends and a reporter following a press conference by Venezuelan community leaders to denounce changes to the protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, including Carmona, from deportation, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Jose Antonio Colina, president of VEPPEX (Politically Persecuted Venezuelans in Exile), speaks during a press conference to denounce changes to the protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans from deportation, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Mariana Molero, 44, holds a Venezuelan flag with seven stars as she poses for a picture following a press conference by Venezuelan community leaders to denounce changes to the protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, including Molero, from deportation, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Surianny Iriarte, 47, a lawyer and political activist for Venezuela's opposition until death threats forced her to flee in 2015, talks to one of her countrymen following a press conference by Venezuelan community leaders to denounce changes to the protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, including Iriarte, from deportation, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Heidy Carmona, 22, center, films as her father Henry Carmona, who fled Venezuela after receiving death threats for refusing to participate in demonstrations in support of the government, talks to a reporter following a press conference by Venezuelan community leaders to denounce changes to the protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, including the 48-year-old Carmona, from deportation, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Venezuelan community leaders speak during a press conference to denounce changes to the protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans from deportation, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)An employee of Venezuelan restaurant El Arepazo is seen through a window wearing a hat in the colors of the country's flag, as Venezuelan community leaders gather outside for a press conference to denounce changes to the protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans from deportation, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)A patron of Venezuelan restaurant El Arepazo is seen through a window as Venezuelan community leaders gather outside for a press conference to denounce changes to the protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans from deportation, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with reporters at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Activist Helene Villalonga wears a tee-shirt calling for Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans during a press conference to denounce changes to the protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans from deportation, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Henry Carmona, 48, right, who fled Venezuela after receiving death threats for refusing to participate in demonstrations in support of the government, stands with friends and a reporter following a press conference by Venezuelan community leaders to denounce changes to the protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, including Carmona, from deportation, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
