Venezuelans in the US are torn between joy and worry after ousting of Maduro
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People celebrate outside Versailles Cuban Cuisine after President Donald Trump announced Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country, in Miami, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)People order food at El Arepazo, a popular restaurant in the local Venezuelan community, as a television broadcast shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro being led from a helicopter to a court appearance in New York, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Jorge Galicia, a Venezuelan political activist who requested asylum seven years ago, wears a Venezuelan flag around his neck, as he talks about his support of the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the U.S., Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)People celebrate after President Donald Trump announced Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country, in Doral, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)Manuel Coronel, a 54-year-old lawyer who left Venezuela in 2017 and eventually settled in Utah, sits for a portrait in front of the state's Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
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People celebrate outside Versailles Cuban Cuisine after President Donald Trump announced Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country, in Miami, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)