By Sarah K. Burroughs
RAWSTORYPresident Donald Trump's administration has denied a Venezuelan Little League team from coming into the United States to compete in the Senior League World Series.
Little League International confirmed to Newsweek that the Cacique Mara team, from Maracaibo, Venezuela, will not be given visas to compete after winning the Latin American championship in Mexico.
Little League International confirmed to Newsweek that the Cacique Mara team, from Maracaibo, Venezuela, will not be given visas to compete after winning the Latin American championship in Mexico.
(The 2025 series is scheduled from July 26 to August 2. The tournament features teams from around the world ages 13-16, with international regions like Asia-Pacific, Australia, Canada, Caribbean, Europe-Africa, and Latin America sending representatives. )
“The Cacique Mara Little League team from Venezuela was unfortunately unable to obtain the appropriate visas to travel to the Senior League Baseball World Series,” Little League International said in a statement, according to the Associated Press.
They called it “extremely disappointing, especially to these young athletes.”
Last week, the team went to Bogotá, Colombia, to meet with U.S. Embassy officials to obtain visas for the event.
“It is a mockery on the part of Little League to keep us here in Bogotá with the hope that our children can fulfill their dreams of participating in a world championship,” the team said in a statement. “What do we do with so much injustice? What do we do with the pain that was caused to our children?”
The issue is part of a larger concern for the FIFA World Cup, which will be held in 11 U.S. cities in 2026. Already, there are discussions about relocating the games due to fears over Trump's immigration policies.
The Olympics are also set for Los Angeles in 2028. In June, Trump announced a ban on 19 countries on 19 countries from coming into the U.S., and there are an additional 36 countries that are being considered. So, 55 of the 195 countries in the world could be blocked from the Olympics in the U.S. due to Trump.
“The Cacique Mara Little League team from Venezuela was unfortunately unable to obtain the appropriate visas to travel to the Senior League Baseball World Series,” Little League International said in a statement, according to the Associated Press.
They called it “extremely disappointing, especially to these young athletes.”
Last week, the team went to Bogotá, Colombia, to meet with U.S. Embassy officials to obtain visas for the event.
“It is a mockery on the part of Little League to keep us here in Bogotá with the hope that our children can fulfill their dreams of participating in a world championship,” the team said in a statement. “What do we do with so much injustice? What do we do with the pain that was caused to our children?”
The issue is part of a larger concern for the FIFA World Cup, which will be held in 11 U.S. cities in 2026. Already, there are discussions about relocating the games due to fears over Trump's immigration policies.
The Olympics are also set for Los Angeles in 2028. In June, Trump announced a ban on 19 countries on 19 countries from coming into the U.S., and there are an additional 36 countries that are being considered. So, 55 of the 195 countries in the world could be blocked from the Olympics in the U.S. due to Trump.
Readers' Comments
"So now, "The Home of the Brave" is afraid to allow children in to the country, legally!"
"The most recent example of this moron’s stupidity and incompetence on display for the world to witness. Baseball, baseball for Christ sakes."
"You’re not welcome in the new Trump / MAGA America, boys and girls. We a dicktatorship now!FIFA should relocate all the World Cup games scheduled for US sites to Canada and Mexico, which are already co-hosting, if the Venezuelans are not allowed in."
"IOC must start planning for alternate sites for the 28 Olympics now if there is any more of this 🐂💩. Then Donnie can have one of his righteously indignant hissyfits and declare that we are hosting the Trump Games. Way more Bigly than the Olympics.Banning 55 countries from coming to Los Angeles would be a large economic hit for Californians. Olympic teams spend a lot of money to get here and stay here for the games."
"The orange moron has made no secret of his hatred for everything Californian and he is a petty enough bastard to gloat over this like he did with Cobert. He's such an ass."
"So, this is what we have become?"
"Think this is bad, wait til the World Cup. Teams will not have any fans to support them, and that is what makes Football the populous sport on planet earth."
"Move the games to Canada and Mexico."
9 comments:
Cheap shot!
Those kids will always remember
How are we supposed to mend ties with our adversaries
WHINY ASS Mexicans...now ain’t that too fucking bad!
The U.S. is really North Korea 2 at present, Juan.
Obvious to me and not you?
Looks like it.
No one I know gives a flying fuck about this. Do you?
Jes eye do
11:25. Then why take the time to comment? Imbecile
It is what it is.
Trump thinks they are members of Tren de Aragua.
Wants them checked for tattoos. 🖕🏽
Half the team and their families were planning on an overstay for a few years. And the other half have fake birth certificates making them younger so they qualify. Now that's corruption South American style.
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