Trump admin reverses course and grants some visas to Venezuelan teams to compete in Little League World Series [View all]

Source: The Independent

Thursday 07 August 2025 20:41 EDT


A pair of Venezuela Little League teams were able to score last-minute exceptions to play in Little League World Series tournaments in the U.S. despite the Trump administration’s travel restrictions on the South American nation, which appeared to snare another Venezuelan team last month from competing.

Those accepted include a Barquimesto, Venezuela, team from the Cardenales Little League, which will represent Latin America in the 2025 Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the league confirmed. “Our children’s dream is going to come true soon,” the team wrote in Spanish on Instagram on Friday. “Williamsport here we come.”

Another team, from the city of Valencia, secured permission to play in an older age division in the Little League Intermediate Tournament in Livermore, California.

“We are grateful for all those who supported these players throughout this process, including the U.S. Department of State,” Little League International told The Independent in a statement.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-venezuela-little-league-world-series-b2804090.html

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This is how children learn first hand, about the U.S. system of racism/white supremacy. Not all of the teams were granted visas but a token few.