As the United States deploys more military forces and carries out airstrikes on boats in the Caribbean, Venezuelans in South Florida are divided over what President Donald Trump's next moves should be.

Most people in the diaspora here long for a new leader to replace President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, a country that hundreds of thousands have fled amid economic and political crisis in recent years.

"If there's one common sentiment among all Venezuelans, it's the hatred we have toward Chavismo and Maduro," said Andrea Gonzalez, 38, referring to the left-wing ideology named for Maduro's predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez.

But differences arise over how to remove Maduro.

Some say force is the only option, especially after Maduro proclaimed himself president again in 2024 in elections t

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