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While the U.S. military engages with accused Venezuelan drug cartels via boat strikes, the Trump administration is reopening old wounds as the armed forces settle back into closed bases in Puerto Rico.

Last month, President Trump sent warships into international waters off the coast of Venezuela. This move was backed by F-35 fighter jets landing in Puerto Rico in an operation against drug cartels.

Puerto Rican residents in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood are among those who are worried about the recent developments.

“It’s a bully move from the United States,” said Alexis Figueroa, a Puerto Rican resident of Humboldt Park

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