Venezuelan teens came to Arizona for basketball, but were left homeless.
They were teenagers from Venezuela, drawn to Arizona’s Elite 1 Academy with hopes of playing college basketball or making it to the NBA.
Robinson Dominguez, 19, said he was kicked out of Elite 1 Academy because he was injured. He is now living with a Valley family while he finishes high school.
Luis Velasquez and Robinson Dominguez said they were promised safe housing, meals, an education and the opportunity to make money to help their families back home. Almost all it, they say, was a lie.
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