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FOX 5 NY’s Christine Russo York spoke with two mothers who both escaped Venezuela and met on the way to the U.S.

“For us, just being here in New York, weve won. We have won.” Caroliz

NEW YORK – Standing outside the "Little Shop of Kindness", Johanna and Caroliz wait their turn. Inside, there’s clothing, food and resources for newly arrived asylum seekers.

"For us, just being here in New York, we’ve won. We have won," Caroliz said.

The two mothers met on their journey fleeing Venezuela. Both brought their daughters with them. Johanna’s son is still in Venezuela.  There is a lot of death in the jungle

They passed through 10 countries, mainly on foot, to finally arrive to New York City. Crossing the jungle, they said, many other families didn’t make it.

Caroliz said along the way, they dealt with rivers, mountains, torrential downpours, animals – and even witnessed death.

"Yes, it’s true, there is a lot of death in the jungle," she said.

“Mexico was the hardest. We had to watch out for migration and the Narcos.” Caroliz

They fought off robbers, evaded cartels and mounted the moving freight car in Mexico, often infamously referred to as the ‘train of death’ or ‘the beast.’ A migrant’s story

FOX 5 New York’s Jessica Formoso speaks with Yasmelis Rodriguez, a woman from Venezuela who traveled across the border with her husband so they could get work and send money back home to their four-year-old daughter and family.

"But Mexico, Mexico was the hardest. We had to watch out for migration and the Narcos," Caroliz said.

At one point, Johanna twisted her ankle while carrying her daughter.

Through the horror stories, Johanna and Caroliz have an impenetrable resilience. They call themselves ‘Guerreros’

FOX 5 NY's Christine Russo asked them how they have big smiles on during the entire conversation. Johanna said in Venezuela, they call themselves ‘Guerreros’, or ‘Warriors’ – meaning they are never broken inside.

It’s that type of resilience that Johanna and Caroliz, and the dozens of others outside the donation center, said carry them forward.

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When asked if it was all worth it, without hesitation, they said ‘of course.’

One person said if you’re lucky, you can make $10 a week working in Venezuela, and buying chicken – will cost you $20. 

“Thank God we are here, and this country has opened its doors to us.” Johanna

Caroliz said in Venezuela, they ‘tie your hands and shut your mouth’.                                                                                                                                                          

Johanna followed by saying, "But thank God we are here, and this country has opened its doors to us."

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Elon Musk steps up attacks on Trump once again – as the president fights back

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Elon Musk steps up attacks on Trump once again - as the president fights back

Elon Musk has stepped up his attacks on Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill – weeks after a spectacular fallout between the world’s richest man and the US president.

Following weeks of relative silence after clashing with Mr Trump over his “big beautiful bill”, the billionaire vowed to unseat politicians who support it.

In a post on X, Musk said those who had campaigned on cutting spending but then backed the bill “should hang their heads in shame”.

He added: “And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth.”

Musk also threatened to put their faces on a poster which said “liar” and “voted to increase America’s debt” by $5trn (£3.6trn).

The posts attracted a swift reply from Mr Trump, who claimed the billionaire “may get more subsidy than any human being in history” for his electric car business.

“Without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa,” he wrote on Truth Social.

“No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!”

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Elon’s dad on the Musk-Trump bust-up

Musk spent at least $250m (£182m) supporting Mr Trump in his presidential campaign and then led the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which sacked about 120,000 federal employees.

He has argued the legislation would greatly increase the US national debt and wipe out the savings he claimed he achieved through DOGE.

As the Senate discussed the package, Musk called it “utterly insane and destructive”.

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO said the bill’s massive spending indicated “we live in a one-party country – the PORKY PIG PARTY!!”

“Time for a new political party that actually cares about the people,” he wrote.

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Musk previously said some of his social media posts during his dramatic fallout with Mr Trump “went too far”.

He had shared a series of posts on X, including one that described Mr Trump’s tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination”.

He also claimed, in a since-deleted post, that the president appeared in files relating to the disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

But Musk later wrote: “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.”

In response, the president told the New York Post: “I thought it was very nice that he did that.”

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What’s in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’?

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What's in Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'?

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Martha Kelner and Mark Stone break down what’s in Donald Trump’s huge tax and spending bill. He’s trying to sign it into law by the end of the week.

They also discuss the State Department’s decision to revoke US visas for British band Bob Vylan after their Glastonbury performance.

If you’ve got a question you’d like the Trump100 team to answer, you can email it to trump100@sky.uk.

You can also watch all episodes on our YouTube channel.

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Major German bank to offer crypto trading by 2026 amid bank ‘FOMO’

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Major German bank to offer crypto trading by 2026 amid bank ‘FOMO’

Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe execs once ruled out adopting crypto over concerns of volatility and risk, and the banking giant also blocked customer crypto transactions back in 2015.

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