Venezuelan Diaspora in NYC Grows 1000% in 22 Months: Stigmas and Criminal Acts Spark Debate

Venezuelan Diaspora in NYC Grows 1000% in 22 Months: Stigmas and Criminal Acts Spark Debate

The Venezuelan diaspora grew in the Big Apple, in a matter of 22 months, in a meteoric way: In a 1.000%! In that short space of time, a series of stigmas also appeared in the epicenter of Hispanic communities, that particularly associate these “newcomers” with very negative labels. Today for this community, it is no … Read more

Damián Daniel Rojas, Venezuelan Migrant, Denies Involvement in Phone Theft in New York City Amid Increased Criminal Activity Targeting Undocumented Foreigners

Damián Daniel Rojas, Venezuelan Migrant, Denies Involvement in Phone Theft in New York City Amid Increased Criminal Activity Targeting Undocumented Foreigners

Damián Daniel Rojas, a Venezuelan migrant in the United States, denied that he is involved in phone theft in New York City, after a video went viral in which he supposedly appears with five other men, one of them showing at least four cell phones. “Damián Daniel Rojas, of Venezuelan nationality, is being sought by … Read more

Controversial Venezuelan in the US raises money for 15-year-old shooter’s bail

Controversial Venezuelan in the US raises money for 15-year-old shooter’s bail

Leo Moreno, a Venezuelan in the United States, generated controversy by asking his compatriots to contribute money to pay the alleged bail of a 15-year-old teenager who is detained for shooting in a sports store in Times Square, in New York City, and attacking the police officers who chased him when he tried to flee … Read more

Venezuelan Teen’s Mother Detained by Immigration Agents After Times Square Shooting

Venezuelan Teen’s Mother Detained by Immigration Agents After Times Square Shooting

The mother of the 15-year-old Venezuelan teenager, Jesús Alejandro Rivas Figueroa, who injured a tourist with a gun and shot New York Police officers in Times Square, She was detained by Immigration agents. The arrest occurred the same day that officers managed to capture the young gunman, according to what the accused’s aunt told the … Read more

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Pays Bail for Accused Migrant in Times Square Attack

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Pays Bail for Accused Migrant in Times Square Attack

A church in Brooklyn will pay bail for a migrant detained for his alleged participation in the attack on two police officers in Times Square. Yohenry Brito, 24, was released from Rikers Island prison after the intervention of the pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bay Ridge, who announced that his congregation will assume … Read more

Venezuelan Migrant Arrested 8 Times in New York City: Latest Theft on Crowded Train

Venezuelan Migrant Arrested 8 Times in New York City: Latest Theft on Crowded Train

A Venezuelan migrant who arrived in New York City six months ago and She has already been arrested by the police for the eighth time. Authorities reported that María Manaura was captured last Tuesday after she allegedly stole a young woman’s cell phone on a crowded train at 42nd Street-Grand Central, in the center of … Read more