US EditionVenezuelan baseball team denied visas into US, Little League International says
- Last Friday, Little League International confirmed Cacique Mara Little League from Maracaibo will miss the series due to visa denial.
- The Trump administration issued partial travel bans on seven countries including Venezuela earlier this month, leading to visa rejections for the Venezuelan Little League team in Bogot�.
- Composed of teenagers, Cacique Mara posted a 5-0 record, demonstrating team strength, with players aged 13–16 and will be replaced by Santa Maria de Aguayo from Tamaulipas, Mexico.
- The team said, `It is a mockery on the part of Little League to keep us here in Bogot�`, while Kevin Fountain stated, `we are working with the State Department`.
- A senior State Department official said consular officers are reviewing the case, confirming procedures and appeals, ahead of the Aug. 13 opener in Volunteer Stadium and the Australian match in Easley, South Carolina.
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Venezuelan youth baseball denied visas for US tournament
(NewsNation) — A youth baseball team from Venezuela will be unable to participate in this weekend's Senior League World Series in South Carolina after players were unable to obtain travel visas due to a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump that limits entry into the United States for several countries. Venezuela is among the countries that are included in the order, which prevented the Cacique Mara team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, from p…
By Associated Press The United States has denied visas to a Venezuelan baseball team, meaning it will miss this year's Senior League Baseball World Series, Little League International confirmed Friday. The Cacique Mara team, from Maracaibo, Venezuela, was scheduled to participate in the tournament after winning the Latin American championship in Mexico. “The Cacique Mara Little League team from Venezuela was unfortunately unable to obtain the ap…
By Associated Press The United States has denied visas to a Venezuelan baseball team, meaning it will miss this year's Senior League Baseball World Series, Little League International confirmed Friday. The Cacique Mara team, from Maracaibo, Venezuela, was scheduled to participate in the tournament after winning the Latin American championship in Mexico. “The Cacique Mara Little League team from Venezuela was unfortunately unable to obtain the ap…
Little League says US visa denial leaves Venezuelan team out of tournament
Members of a Venezuelan team were unable to obtain travel visas to the U.S. to participate in the organization's Senior League Baseball World Series in Easley, South Carolina, Little League International confirmed to Scripps News.It is unclear why the Cacique Mara Little League was not able to obtain visas for its members."While this is extremely disappointing, especially to these young athletes, the Little League International Tournament Commit…
Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to US, won’t compete in World Series
A qualifying Little League baseball team from Venezuela has had their dreams of competing in the World Series dashed as they were denied visas less than a month after the Trump admin levied new travel restrictions.
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