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ICE detention of Venezuelan asylum seekers in US

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In late June 2026 a Venezuelan staffer working for a New York City council was released from ICE custody and granted asylum after a period of detention. A month later ICE conducted separate operations that detained two additional Venezuelan nationals—a journalist, Wilmer Solano, in Miami Beach, and restaurateur Jorge Luis Vilchez López in New Mexico. Both had entered the United States legally, held valid work permits or visas, and had applied for political asylum without any criminal records. On 28 July 2026 ICE arrested Wilmer Solano, a Venezuelan journalist residing in the United States since 2015, at Miami Beach’s Haulover Beach area while he was working. Solano, who holds a pending asylum application, a Florida driver’s license and a work permit, was detained without a stated reason and has no criminal record in either country. His wife launched a GoFundMe petition describing the arrest as occurring without a judicial order or charges. The incident was highlighted by the Association of Venezuelan Journalists Abroad and noted alongside recent ICE detentions of other journalists. The cases illustrate the continued enforcement actions by ICE against Venezuelan individuals seeking protection, spanning different professions and locations across the United States.

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