Chamo’s Bar and Grill in Katy, Texas, caters to Venezuelans craving reminders of home. They find yellow arepas exploding with beef and cheese, an immense TV beaming a merengue show and fellow Venezuelans hugging in greeting, kissing goodbye or dancing while busing tables.

Elio, a Venezuelan barber who arrived in Houston just five months ago, is one of the millions who left their homeland in search of a better life. For him, leaving Venezuela wasn’t just a choice—it was survival.

TRES BOCAS, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands.

The program that kept nearly 1 million immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine and Sudan in the U.S. legally was renewed for 18 months.

The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions on eight Venezuelan officials and increased to $25 million the reward it is offering for the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro on the day of his inauguration to a third term following a disputed election last year.

President Joe Biden on Friday extended Temporary Protected Status for immigrants living in the U.S. from some countries, including Venezuela, El Salvador and Ukraine. Biden's actions come 10 days before he leaves office, and could benefit about a million migrants who will be shielded from deportation for up to 18 months.

Venezuela's Maduro Sworn in as US Raises Reward ... Matt Spetalnick in Washington and Marianna Parraga and Gary McWilliams in Houston; Writing by Oliver Griffin and Julia Symmes Cobb; Editing ...

Among President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, secretary of state nominee Marco Rubio may face the easiest confirmation process.

A “national emergency” at the border, assault on birthright citizenship, and cartels and gangs as terrorist organizations

Hours after Trump’s inauguration, his administration canceled appointments allowing migrants to enter the U.S. to request asylum, leaving many of them stranded on the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Trump administration is ending use of a border app called CBP One that has allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States with eligibility to work.

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but, since they’re not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue their release, Colorado’s highest court said