A Venezuelan family's Christmas: From the American dream to poverty
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Mariela Gmez, right, and her partner Abraham Castro, a Venezuelan migrant couple, sit for Christmas dinner at Castro's parents' home in Maracay, Venezuela, early Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. The couple abandoned their journey to the United States and returned home from Mexico by land and sea following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Mathias jumps after receiving a Christmas present from his mother, Mariela Gmez, left, in Maracay, Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. The two returned home after abandoning their journey to the United States following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Mariela Gmez, a Venezuelan migrant who abandoned her journey with her children to the United States to return home following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, has her hair dyed for Christmas dinner in Maracay, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Mariela Gmez, her partner Abraham Castro, and her son Mathias, a Venezuelan migrant family who abandoned their journey to the United States and returned home following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, buy groceries for Christmas dinner in Maracay, Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Mariela Gmez, right, and her partner Abraham Castro, a Venezuelan migrant couple who abandoned their journey to the United States and returned home following the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump, kiss during Christmas dinner in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Mariela Gmez, right, and her partner Abraham Castro, a Venezuelan migrant couple, sit for Christmas dinner at Castro's parents' home in Maracay, Venezuela, early Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. The couple abandoned their journey to the United States and returned home from Mexico by land and sea following President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)