Report: Venezuelans leave Doral amid immigration crackdown

The big picture: Many Venezuelans are living in the U.S. under temporary protected status (TPS) that the Trump administration has decided not to renew, although a federal judge has blocked one such effort.

• TPS allows migrants from certain countries to legally live and work in the U.S. while the conditions in their home countries are unsafe.

Zoom in: In Doral, where 40% of residents are of Venezuelan descent, leasing agents say Venezuelan renters are fleeing and driving up vacancy rates across the city, the Journal reports.

• Rent in Doral — where Trump owns a golf club, at which he plans to host the G-20 summit next year — has dropped to its lowest level in three years, per the Journal.

The intrigue: Trump won all seven Doral-based voting precincts in 2024, per county election data.

Case in point: In July, a Venezuelan family fled their Doral rental home due to immigration issues, leaving most of their belongings and furniture inside, their landlord told the Journal.

• They had stopped paying their $4,000 rent due to mounting legal costs, per the outlet.
• "I've never seen anything like that," Vanesa Eguillor, the homeowner's real estate broker, told the Journal.