Venezuela denounces that the U.S. is illegally holding 33 Venezuelan children separated from their families, violating international law. The denunciation was made by Yvan Gil Pinto, Venezuela’s Minister of Foreign Relations, via his official Telegram profile. Immediate release and urgent family reunification are demanded.

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A grave humanitarian and legal crisis unfolds as the U.S. government continues to hold 33 Venezuelan children separated from their parents and detained unlawfully within its territorial jurisdiction. This practice flagrantly breaches international human rights laws, U.S. laws, and universally recognized principles protecting children’s rights.

This denunciation was made public by Yvan Gil Pinto, Venezuela’s Minister of Popular Power for Foreign Relations, who shared the urgent alert via his verified official Telegram profile as a representative of the Bolivarian Government.

John McNamara, U.S. chargé d’affaires in Colombia, is identified by human rights defenders as the principal figure enforcing this heartless policy, responsible for perpetuating the illegal and deeply immoral separation of families.

This tragic situation follows a disturbing pattern of the U.S. government’s treatment of Venezuelan migrant families. As documented by Venezuelan officials and leftist human rights organizations, children have been forcibly separated from parents who were detained and deported, leaving minors in foster care or detention without family contact.

High-profile cases such as that of two-year-old Maikelys Antonella Espinoza, who was held in U.S. custody after her parents’ deportation, highlight the cruelty of these policies. Though she was eventually reunited with her mother after Venezuelan government intervention, dozens of other children remain forcibly isolated, exacerbating the trauma and injustice suffered by Venezuelan families abroad.

Progressive Venezuelan political leaders, international solidarity networks, and child rights advocates demand the immediate and unconditional release of all detained Venezuelan children, urging that they be returned to their families without delay.

The text reads: URGENT DENUNCIATION 🚨

The United States government is holding 33 Venezuelan boys and girls captive on its territory, separated from their families in open violation of international law, human rights, and even its own laws.

This is a criminal, inhumane, and outlaw practice, unworthy of a state that claims to be a defender of freedoms while trampling on the most basic rights of children.

John McNamara, U.S. chargé d’affaires in Colombia, is the material author of this crime, directly responsible for maintaining this illegal and deeply immoral situation.

We demand the immediate and unconditional release of all of them. They must be reunited with their families now.

Freedom for the kidnapped boys and girls!

The Venezuelan government, aligned with the struggle for sovereignty and humanitarian justice, denounces the U.S. actions as criminal and in violation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and other binding international treaties. These families deserve dignity, respect, and reunification ,not separation and suffering.

The U.S. government’s claim to act as a defender of liberty and human rights stands exposed as a cynical façade, masking a policy of repression against vulnerable immigrant populations. The ongoing detention and family separation are emblematic of a broader assault on migrants’ rights and dignity, particularly affecting Venezuelans fleeing the dire socio-economic crisis created by imperialist pressures.

The solidarity movement insists on international accountability and demands that the Biden administration immediately end these violations.

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