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US President Donald Trumps Sweep deportation campaign Especially the approach of the stiffness to limit immigration from Latin American countries in Spain caused a nocaut effect. The country leaves America’s dreams and sees the number of new Latinos.
Benjamin Enrique Berardinelli is one of them manjarrez. 33-year-old Colombia came in Madrid in early May.
“My first idea was to go like many other Latinos in the United States, America has a desire to earn a better life and money,” said Berardinelli Manjarrez. “In one day, you can earn enough money to pay a monthly rent in Colombia.”
He plans to travel to the US border and pass illegally, but Trump’s hard immigration policies forced him to change his plans.
“Many Colombian friends said they wanted to return. They are no longer afraid of themselves and afraid of the ice.”
Now you should wait two years ago without being able to apply a special Residence permit “In an irregular situation” for foreigners.
“The United States is now very dangerous for us. I think the American dream is over. Now Europe,” he said.
More Latinos are expected in Spain
Spain has already registered an increase in the number of Venezuelans seeking asylum in the first quarter of 2025. With 23,724 queries54 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
“It’s just the beginning,” said Mother María Diez, coalition, coalition President Venezuela Migrant and Federation of Refugee NGOs for Venezuela.
Mexico said it was About 39,000 people deported from the United States received Since the task of Trump. The US Supreme Court will increase this deportancy because the Trump leadership has authorized the leadership In order to finish deportation protection 350,000 for Venezuelan.
“Many are now afraid to go to the United States with Trump’s Ksumofob and anti-rights performances.” “It now refuses America’s dream to try to continue the dream of Europe and is obviously, the gateway Spain.”
Spain is really an easy access point than other countries for Latin Americans who speak the same language and no longer culture. There is no need for a visa to come as a tourist for less than 90 days.
“It’s like a little lottery,” he said, Máchelin díaz an immigration lawyer in Madrid. “Sometimes after arrival, the tourist thinks that the person comes to seek refuge, can be questioned and returned.”
CBC News spoke only three days after the visit of the Venezuelan lawyer and the Spanish capital. Trump’s return to the White House also changed his plans.
“Under Biden, it was already difficult, but it is impossible to achieve it, but now it is almost impossible,” he said.
CBC agreed to keep his identity confidential because he echoed his political activity in Venezuela.
After testing Austria a few years ago, he returned to his country in hopes of refusing to seek the shelter and go to his country illegally. However, the death of a friend in which he was drowning in the United States and the fear of deportation changed his mind.
Now hopes to take advantage of a Spanish law that allows people or the grandchildren to apply for citizenship with Spanish law or Spanish heritage. In the end, he hopes to bring his wife and two children to Spain.
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Meanwhile, little money left, he does not know where to spend the next week.
“I hope that during the tourist season, I will be able to find a small business in the black market to win 40 or 50 euros. Madrid is very expensive, but it would be something.”
Overrides by shelter applications
Díaz says that in his experience, it is already related to the introduction of Latinos in the United States and some in economic or shelter.
“They all want to come to Spain now,” he said.
However, Spain recently filled with shelter applications before the nearby wave, Italy and Greece Pushed many migrants to enter Europe through the Canary Islands.
“It’s hard to know what the full impact will happen yet, but what is certain, it’s really excessive withdrawal and procedures for the system.” Diaz. “You may take a year without getting your first meeting for your application and then wait a few months to finalize the process.”
Recently left-winged Spanish government Immigration has made the law faster in the hope of working with undocumented migrants.
“The scenario last year was mainly to return the Latin. Now they are better accepted,” he said.
Historically, Spain has one of the lowest approval rates for the EU’s shelter, 18.5 percent in 2024 Compared to 42 percent of European average.
“This is the case for Colombia and Cuban people who do not have a democracy in these countries and there are no problems.” The authorities will say that they come here for economic reasons and not to protect. “
Fear of staying in the limbo
Alexander Jose Salazar Ramirez says 34-year-old Venezuelan, trapped. He escaped for political reasons and lives in Peru since 2018 and was asked to participate in the UN refugee transfer program in the United States in 2023
“I prepared all my documents and gave me a journey for February 13 (2025),” Ramirez said. “I sold all the things, I went out of my job, I left the apartment and a week before the flight, I could not travel with the President Trump command.”
Since then, he has been in Limbo that could not return to his country since the fear of being arrested.
“I violate the durability of human rights in Venezuela. I look like a goal for the government. Even here, I do not feel very safe,” Ramirez said he had to start his life from scratch. “I’m really thinking Spanish, but I can’t afford it so far.”
Venezuelan Coalition President Spain says Spain should work with the Institute of Transfer for People such as UN and the United States and Ramirez.
“These people stuck without an alternative,” he said.
The Spanish government said he was working on a plan The United States has not yet placed the majority of Latino deports, but has not yet detected the details.
“The latest decisions in the United States are saddened by the whole South American region,” he said. “We have tried to repeat other countries that can give more people in the argentina, such as Argentina, a safe shelter for people in the world.”
