Catholic priest Gustavo Andrés Santos Higuera, a Venezuelan national born in Valencia in 1993 who moved to the U.S. in 2012, was denied reentry by Customs and Border Protection at Miami International Airport on August 19, 2025, while returning from an international trip via London, despite holding a valid R-1 religious-worker visa valid through November 2025. Santos, ordained a deacon in 2022, had served as parochial vicar at St. John Neumann Church in Miami since 2023. Archbishop of Miami Thomas Wenski and pro bono attorneys from Catholic Legal Services petitioned a federal court for his release, alleging he was denied access to counsel, and asked that authorities be barred from transferring him out of Florida. The Archdiocese called the detention 'unexpected and unjust.' CBP later reconsidered and released Santos, allowing him to resume his ministry, though he subsequently resigned from the parish to take another assignment, surprising parishioners who praised his pastoral work. His case reportedly prompted USCIS to ease certain R-1 visa renewal requirements for religious workers.