Hundreds of Venezuelans gathered on Sunday in Orlando to pray for their country one day after President Nicolás Maduro was removed and captured in a U.S. military operation. At the First Baptist Church of Orlando Venezuelans celebrated,

A U.S. operation on Saturday morning led to mixed reactions among Central Florida’s Venezuelan-Americans after President Nicolás Maduro's arrest.

Among them was Bryan Marquez, a native of the agriculturally rich Venezuelan state of Tachira, on the country's western border with Colombia. Mr Marquez, who emigrated just two years ago, becomes emotional when discussing his home.

Venezuelans in South Florida took to the streets to cheer Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s capture, while fretting about what comes next.

Elected GOP officials and other top Florida Republicans quickly backed President Donald Trump's overnight military strike on Venezuela.

Kristi Noem warned Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to 'get out of the way', stressing US would not tolerate obstruction of its interests

South Florida leaders praised Trump after he said Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro was captured, while Cuba and Colombia criticized the move and urged restraint.

The United States' military operation on Jan. 3 in Venezuela is of interest to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living here, especially Florida.