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15-05-2025
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Toddler held in U.S. reunited with her mother in Venezuela after parents deported
May 14 (UPI) -- A 2-year-old kept in U.S. government custody after her parents were deported was reunited with her mother in Venezuela on Wednesday. Maikelys Antonella Espinoza Bernal arrived in the morning at Simon Bolivar International Airport near Caracas on a flight from the United States, CNN reported. She was among the group of Venezuelans who returned to the Central American nation. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro posted video on Facebook of the reunion. She is seen being carried by lady Cilia Flores then handed over to the toddler's mother, Yorley Inciarte at the presidential palace in Caracas. The child's grandmother also was on hand. Yorley Inciarte, 20, was deported on April 25 from the United States, and her partner eventually was sent to a notorious prison on El Salavador on March 30. Maduro posted on Facebook: "The girl loved by all, miracle has been consumed again. First and foremost, thank God for bringing #Maikelys into her mother's arms. Very soon we will also rescue hisBVenezuela Analysis reported. Escalona was sent to the CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador. Inciarte was deported without her daughter to Venezuela. "The child's father, Maiker Espinoza-Escalona is a lieutenant of Tren De Aragua who oversees homicides, drug sales, kidnappings, extortion, sex trafficking and operates a torture house," DHS said in a statement on April 26. "The child's mother, Yorely Escarleth Bernal Inciarte, oversees recruitment of young women for drug smuggling and prostitution." Inciarte told ABC News last week: "Everything is false. Here I am waiting for the evidence they have because if they are accusing me, it's because they have proof of what they are saying -- but here I am waiting." In May 2024, the three-member family sought asylum, according to a court document filed by legal advocacy groups. The mother was held in a detention center for several months in Texas, and her daughter was in custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. She asked for a deportation order so she could be reunited with their child. But it was denied. "When my partner and my daughter arrive here, the only thing I [will] think about is staying here in my country," Inciarte told ABC News last week. "Because the only one who supported me and fought alongside me was my country, no one else." In July, he received a deportation order by the Biden administration. The couple had weekly, in-person visits with their daughter between October and March, Espinoza said. On March 29, Espinoza was sent to a naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The next day he was flown to El Salvador. Since mid-March, 252 Venezuelan nationals have been expelled under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act based on allegations of gang affiliation. But most of them had no criminal record in the U.S., and the gang accusations were mainly based on profiling, such as tattoos. Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, said the Trump administration is paying $15 million to house hundreds of prisoners in El Salvador. He visited his constituent, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old El Salvadorian national, on April 17.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
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Venezuelan toddler who was kept in US after parents were deported is returned to Venezuela
The Venezuelan 2-year-old who was kept in U.S. government custody after her parents were deported has been returned to Venezuela. In a video posted to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's YouTube page, Maduro is seen greeting the toddler upon the toddler's return. The toddler, Maikelys Antonella Espinoza, is seen in the video being carried by Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores before being handed over to the toddler's mother, Yorley Inciarte, who had been deported two weeks ago from the United States. MORE: Deported Venezuelan mother accuses US government of 'kidnapping' her child Espinoza's return comes after Maduro and other Venezuelan government officials accused the Trump administration of kidnapping the 2-year old. Last month, the Department of Homeland Security labeled Inciarte and her partner Maiker Espinoza Escalona as "Tren de Aragua parents," alleging the two are members of the Venezuelan criminal gang. Escalona was sent to the CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador on March 30 under Title 8 authorities. Inciarte was deported two weeks ago to Venezuela without her daughter. "The child's father, Maiker Espinoza-Escalona is a lieutenant of Tren De Aragua who oversees homicides, drug sales, kidnappings, extortion, sex trafficking and operates a torture house," DHS said in a statement. "The child's mother, Yorely Escarleth Bernal Inciarte, oversees recruitment of young women for drug smuggling and prostitution." "Everything is false," Inciarte told ABC News in an interview last week. "Here I am waiting for the evidence they have because if they are accusing me, it's because they have proof of what they are saying -- but here I am waiting." Inciarte was separated from her partner and daughter after they entered the U.S. last year and surrendered to authorities. After being held in a detention center for several months in Texas, Inciarte asked for a deportation order so she could be reunited with their child, who is not a U.S. citizen, one of their attorneys told ABC News. But Inciarte ended up being deported without her daughter, who DHS said remained in the care and custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. "When my partner and my daughter arrive here, the only thing I [will] think about is staying here in my country," Inciarte told ABC News last week. "Because the only one who supported me and fought alongside me was my country, no one else." Venezuelan toddler who was kept in US after parents were deported is returned to Venezuela originally appeared on
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05-05-2025
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Deported Venezuelan mother accuses US government of 'kidnapping' her child
Yorley Inciarte, the Venezuelan mother who was deported last week to her home country without her 2-year-old daughter and whose partner was sent to El Salvador, is accusing the U.S. government of "kidnapping" her child. "My daughter was born in Venezuela, not in the United States," Inciarte told ABC News in Spanish. "They are criminals, because they are kidnapping Venezuelans, a 2-year-old girl." After being in detention for nearly 10 months, Inciarte was deported last week to Venezuela without her daughter Maikelys Antonella Espinoza, who is not a U.S. citizen. Her partner, Maiker Espinoza Escalona, was sent to the CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador on March 30 under Title 8, which covers the deportation of migrants deemed to be removable. MORE: He was sent to El Salvador; she was sent to Venezuela. Their 2-year-old is still in the US The Department of Homeland Security has labeled Inciarte and Escalona as "Tren de Aragua parents," alleging the two are members of the Venezuelan criminal gang. "The child's father, Maiker Espinoza-Escalona is a lieutenant of Tren De Aragua who oversees homicides, drug sales, kidnappings, extortion, sex trafficking and operates a torture house," DHS said in a statement last week. "The child's mother, Yorely Escarleth Bernal Inciarte oversees recruitment of young women for drug smuggling and prostitution." The statement by DHS was posted online in response to claims from Venezuelan government officials also accusing the Trump administration of kidnapping the 2-year old. "Everything is false," Inciarte told ABC News in response to DHS characterizations. "Here I am waiting for the evidence they have because if they are accusing me, it's because they have proof of what they are saying -- but here I am waiting." DHS officials did not provide any evidence of the allegations against Inciarte and Escalona. When asked for comment, the agency sent ABC News a statement they published last week listing the allegations against the couple. An ABC News review of county and federal records in the U.S. found no cases associated with Escalona. ABC News located a federal criminal case against Inciarte for improper entry into the U.S. in 2024; according to the documents, Inciarte pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time served and one business day. Venezuelan documents provided by their family appear to show the two do not have criminal records in their home country "I don't want any mother to go through what I'm being accused of," Inciarte told ABC News. Inciarte, Escalona and their child entered the U.S. last year seeking asylum, and surrendered to authorities who separated the three of them, Inciarte told ABC News. Inciarte and Escalona were placed in separate detention centers in Texas and their daughter was placed in government custody, said Inciarte, who told ABC News that she was able to speak with her daughter on video calls and with Escalona over the phone. The two adults were placed in asylum proceedings but they eventually asked for a deportation order so they could be reunited with their child, one of their attorneys told ABC News. Since arriving back in Venezuela, Inciarte said she has received support from her country's government, including Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. "Her husband was unjustly sent to a concentration camp in El Salvador," Maduro said on Thursday during a speech alongside Inciarte. "There he has no contact with lawyers, or a judge and he has committed no crime in that country." "Sooner rather than later, we are going to rescue our girl Maikelys Espinoza and the 253 kidnapped in El Salvador safe and sound," Maduro said, referring to more than 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members who were send to CECOT by the Trump administration under the Alien Enemies Act. "When my partner and my daughter arrive here, the only thing I think about is staying here in my country, because the only one who supported me and fought alongside me was my country, no one else," Inciarte told ABC News. "And I will never, ever abandon my homeland. I won't even mention the United States, it will never come up. Because what I experienced in that country was so horrible, I don't even want to talk about how bad it is." MORE: Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador despite order barring removal to third countries Inciarte told ABC News that before she was deported, she was told her daughter was going to be deported with her. "An officer came to me with a document saying that my daughter was going to be sent to Venezuela with me," Inciarte said. "But it was all a lie because when the plane arrived, my daughter wasn't there. I asked ICE, and they didn't say anything. I got upset." "I was begging them to please let me off and that I would wait at the [detention] center, no matter how long it took, but I wanted to leave with my child." Inciarte said. Inciarte said that if she could give a message to her daughter, who is under the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services in Texas, she would tell her that they will never be separated again. "What I would say to her is that we will never, ever be separated again," Inciarte said. "Never ever, my daughter, I assure you. We will fight for your dad. And we will be united as a family in love, just like before." Deported Venezuelan mother accuses US government of 'kidnapping' her child originally appeared on
05-05-2025
- Politics
Deported Venezuelan mother accuses US government of 'kidnapping' her child
Yorley Inciarte, the Venezuelan mother who was deported last week to her home country without her 2-year-old daughter and whose partner was sent to El Salvador, is accusing the U.S. government of "kidnapping" her child. "My daughter was born in Venezuela, not in the United States," Inciarte told ABC News in Spanish. "They are criminals, because they are kidnapping Venezuelans, a 2-year-old girl." After being in detention for nearly 10 months, Inciarte was deported last week to Venezuela without her daughter Maikelys Antonella Espinoza, who is not a U.S. citizen. Her partner, Maiker Espinoza Escalona, was sent to the CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador on March 30 under Title 8, which covers the deportation of migrants deemed to be removable. The Department of Homeland Security has labeled Inciarte and Escalona as "Tren de Aragua parents," alleging the two are members of the Venezuelan criminal gang. "The child's father, Maiker Espinoza-Escalona is a lieutenant of Tren De Aragua who oversees homicides, drug sales, kidnappings, extortion, sex trafficking and operates a torture house," DHS said in a statement last week. "The child's mother, Yorely Escarleth Bernal Inciarte oversees recruitment of young women for drug smuggling and prostitution." The statement by DHS was posted online in response to claims from Venezuelan government officials also accusing the Trump administration of kidnapping the 2-year old. "Everything is false," Inciarte told ABC News in response to DHS characterizations. "Here I am waiting for the evidence they have because if they are accusing me, it's because they have proof of what they are saying -- but here I am waiting." DHS officials did not provide any evidence of the allegations against Inciarte and Escalona. When asked for comment, the agency sent ABC News a statement they published last week listing the allegations against the couple. An ABC News review of county and federal records in the U.S. found no cases associated with Escalona. ABC News located a federal criminal case against Inciarte for improper entry into the U.S. in 2024; according to the documents, Inciarte pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time served and one business day. Venezuelan documents provided by their family appear to show the two do not have criminal records in their home country "I don't want any mother to go through what I'm being accused of," Inciarte told ABC News. Inciarte, Escalona and their child entered the U.S. last year seeking asylum, and surrendered to authorities who separated the three of them, Inciarte told ABC News. Inciarte and Escalona were placed in separate detention centers in Texas and their daughter was placed in government custody, said Inciarte, who told ABC News that she was able to speak with her daughter on video calls and with Escalona over the phone. The two adults were placed in asylum proceedings but they eventually asked for a deportation order so they could be reunited with their child, one of their attorneys told ABC News. Since arriving back in Venezuela, Inciarte said she has received support from her country's government, including Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. "Her husband was unjustly sent to a concentration camp in El Salvador," Maduro said on Thursday during a speech alongside Inciarte. "There he has no contact with lawyers, or a judge and he has committed no crime in that country." "Sooner rather than later, we are going to rescue our girl Maikelys Espinoza and the 253 kidnapped in El Salvador safe and sound," Maduro said, referring to more than 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members who were send to CECOT by the Trump administration under the Alien Enemies Act. "When my partner and my daughter arrive here, the only thing I think about is staying here in my country, because the only one who supported me and fought alongside me was my country, no one else," Inciarte told ABC News. "And I will never, ever abandon my homeland. I won't even mention the United States, it will never come up. Because what I experienced in that country was so horrible, I don't even want to talk about how bad it is." Inciarte told ABC News that before she was deported, she was told her daughter was going to be deported with her. "An officer came to me with a document saying that my daughter was going to be sent to Venezuela with me," Inciarte said. "But it was all a lie because when the plane arrived, my daughter wasn't there. I asked ICE, and they didn't say anything. I got upset." "I was begging them to please let me off and that I would wait at the [detention] center, no matter how long it took, but I wanted to leave with my child." Inciarte said. Inciarte said that if she could give a message to her daughter, who is under the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services in Texas, she would tell her that they will never be separated again. "What I would say to her is that we will never, ever be separated again," Inciarte said. "Never ever, my daughter, I assure you. We will fight for your dad. And we will be united as a family in love, just like before."
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Yahoo
Deported Venezuelan mother accuses US government of 'kidnapping' her child
Yorley Inciarte, the Venezuelan mother who was deported last week to her home country without her 2-year-old daughter and whose partner was sent to El Salvador, is accusing the U.S. government of "kidnapping" her child. "My daughter was born in Venezuela, not in the United States," Inciarte told ABC News in Spanish. "They are criminals, because they are kidnapping Venezuelans, a 2-year-old girl." After being in detention for nearly 10 months, Inciarte was deported last week to Venezuela without her daughter Maikelys Antonella Espinoza, who is not a U.S. citizen. Her partner, Maiker Espinoza Escalona, was sent to the CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador on March 30 under Title 8, which covers the deportation of migrants deemed to be removable. MORE: He was sent to El Salvador; she was sent to Venezuela. Their 2-year-old is still in the US The Department of Homeland Security has labeled Inciarte and Escalona as "Tren de Aragua parents," alleging the two are members of the Venezuelan criminal gang. "The child's father, Maiker Espinoza-Escalona is a lieutenant of Tren De Aragua who oversees homicides, drug sales, kidnappings, extortion, sex trafficking and operates a torture house," DHS said in a statement last week. "The child's mother, Yorely Escarleth Bernal Inciarte oversees recruitment of young women for drug smuggling and prostitution." The statement by DHS was posted online in response to claims from Venezuelan government officials also accusing the Trump administration of kidnapping the 2-year old. "Everything is false," Inciarte told ABC News in response to DHS characterizations. "Here I am waiting for the evidence they have because if they are accusing me, it's because they have proof of what they are saying -- but here I am waiting." DHS officials did not provide any evidence of the allegations against Inciarte and Escalona. When asked for comment, the agency sent ABC News a statement they published last week listing the allegations against the couple. An ABC News review of county and federal records in the U.S. found no cases associated with Escalona. ABC News located a federal criminal case against Inciarte for improper entry into the U.S. in 2024; according to the documents, Inciarte pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time served and one business day. Venezuelan documents provided by their family appear to show the two do not have criminal records in their home country "I don't want any mother to go through what I'm being accused of," Inciarte told ABC News. Inciarte, Escalona and their child entered the U.S. last year seeking asylum, and surrendered to authorities who separated the three of them, Inciarte told ABC News. Inciarte and Escalona were placed in separate detention centers in Texas and their daughter was placed in government custody, said Inciarte, who told ABC News that she was able to speak with her daughter on video calls and with Escalona over the phone. The two adults were placed in asylum proceedings but they eventually asked for a deportation order so they could be reunited with their child, one of their attorneys told ABC News. Since arriving back in Venezuela, Inciarte said she has received support from her country's government, including Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. "Her husband was unjustly sent to a concentration camp in El Salvador," Maduro said on Thursday during a speech alongside Inciarte. "There he has no contact with lawyers, or a judge and he has committed no crime in that country." "Sooner rather than later, we are going to rescue our girl Maikelys Espinoza and the 253 kidnapped in El Salvador safe and sound," Maduro said, referring to more than 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members who were send to CECOT by the Trump administration under the Alien Enemies Act. "When my partner and my daughter arrive here, the only thing I think about is staying here in my country, because the only one who supported me and fought alongside me was my country, no one else," Inciarte told ABC News. "And I will never, ever abandon my homeland. I won't even mention the United States, it will never come up. Because what I experienced in that country was so horrible, I don't even want to talk about how bad it is." MORE: Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador despite order barring removal to third countries Inciarte told ABC News that before she was deported, she was told her daughter was going to be deported with her. "An officer came to me with a document saying that my daughter was going to be sent to Venezuela with me," Inciarte said. "But it was all a lie because when the plane arrived, my daughter wasn't there. I asked ICE, and they didn't say anything. I got upset." "I was begging them to please let me off and that I would wait at the [detention] center, no matter how long it took, but I wanted to leave with my child." Inciarte said. Inciarte said that if she could give a message to her daughter, who is under the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services in Texas, she would tell her that they will never be separated again. "What I would say to her is that we will never, ever be separated again," Inciarte said. "Never ever, my daughter, I assure you. We will fight for your dad. And we will be united as a family in love, just like before." Deported Venezuelan mother accuses US government of 'kidnapping' her child originally appeared on
