Dana Taylor

President Trump has made no secret about U.S.

interest in Venezuela's oil reserves.

Is this operation also part of the president's immigration agenda?

What has the administration said about deportations?

You spoke with 53-year-old Niurka Melendez, who fled Venezuela in 2015, was granted asylum in the U.S.

Tell me about the work she and her husband have been doing for former immigrants from Venezuela.

I was going to ask, you know, how they feel about Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela's interim president, and if this was the change they were hoping for.

Lauren, I know you spoke with the president of the local Venezuelan American Republican Club in Doral, Florida.

Have you been able to get a sense of how the oust of Maduro is playing out in Venezuelan communities here?

Lauren Villagran is a national news reporter for USA Today.

It's always good to have you on the excerpt, Lauren.

Thank you.

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I'm Dana Taylor.

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