'Shocked' U.S. is on the verge of deporting Venezuelans, even local airports are closed → 5 KBO players are okay

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As the aftermath of the U.S. airstrike on Venezuela continues, shock waves are also heading to the baseball community. In addition, about 600,000 Venezuelan immigrants living in the United States are said to be at risk of deportation. In addition, Venezuela's local airport is closed, so the movement of Venezuelan players playing in the KBO league is also on alert. Attention continues to be focused on the relationship between the two countries in the future.

Representative Dan Goldman (New York, Democrat) said on the 6th (local time), "After the arrest of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the Department of Homeland Security is reviewing the possibility of returning Venezuelans to their home countries."

Immigrants from Venezuela have temporarily allowed temporary protection status (TPS) to immigrants from countries that are unable to return due to civil war or disaster. As a result, legal residence and employment in the United States were possible. However, in April last year, the Donald Trump administration ended the move to grant the status. As a result, there are observations that up to 600,000 Venezuelans could be subject to deportation.

On top of that, President Trump threatened to take a second hit if the new leadership did not act properly after ousting Venezuelan President Maduro. When asked by reporters on the 4th that he seemed to have excluded the deployment of ground troops to Venezuela on Air Force One, President Trump replied, "I was ready to hit the second time if necessary." "If they (Venezuelan leadership) do not act properly, they will take a second hit," he said.

Recently, due to the closure of local airports, the road to the sky has been blocked. According to Flight Radar 24 Dotcom, a flight tracking site, none of the Caribbean passengers have flown through Venezuela since the 3rd. In addition, cruise tourism travel through the region has almost been suspended, the Associated Press reported. Major airlines also announced that hundreds of flights through the eastern Caribbean had been canceled. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned that this situation will continue over the next few days due to restrictions on aircraft operations.

The U.S. move toward Venezuela continues to draw attention to KBO league fans as well. This is because there are five Venezuelan players playing in the KBO league.

First of all, Hanwha Eagles has the largest number of Venezuelan players with two. Foreign batter Jonathan Ferraza (28) and foreign pitcher Wilkel Hernandez (27) are from Venezuela. The nationality of foreign ace Yonny Chirinos (33) of the LG Twins is Venezuela. Harold Castro (32), newly recruited by KIA this time, is also a Venezuelan national. And Lotte's 'hit machine' Victor Reyes (32) is from Venezuela.

Hanwha, LG, KIA, and Lotte all quickly tried to figure out the players' safety after the U.S. airstrike. Fortunately, all five players are said to be safe. However, it is currently unclear whether Chirinos, Hanwha's Peraza and Hernandez will join the spring camp as they are still living in Venezuela.

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