MIAMI, FL - Today, Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on the current situation of Venezuelan exiles in the United States. Congressman Gimenez is urging Secretary Noem to provide a case-by-case solution to Venezuelan exiles fleeing the communist regime in Venezuela.

Congressman Carlos Gimenez represents South Florida, home of the largest Venezuelan exile community in the United States and has been a long-time champion of the Venezuelan community.

Read the letter HERE.

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Congressman Carlos Giménez represents Miami-Dade County and the beautiful Florida Keys. He is the only Cuban-born Member of the 119th Congress, having fled his homeland shortly after the Communist takeover of the island. He is the first career firefighter paramedic elected to the House of Representatives and served as the former Fire Chief of the City of Miami and Mayor of Miami-Dade County. Rep. Gimenez was appointed by Speaker Mike Johnson to the Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents and serves as Vice-Chairman of the Republican Governance Group. He serves as the Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, the Armed Services Committee, and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.