Voices of the Venezuelan diaspora after Maduro’s ouster: How millions live abroad as they wonder if it’s time to return

By Karen Esquivel. Graphics by Jhasua Razo (CNN) — Years of economic and social crisis, political repression, insecurity, and collapsing institutions forced millions of Venezuelans to leave their country and rebuild their lives abroad during Nicolás Maduro’s rule. “I left Venezuela in 2017 due to political persecution of my family. I was afraid and desperate