‘If they’re going to deport us, they should deport us all together,’ said Yasmely, a 9-year-old girl.

On Friday, the 30th flight funded by the Return to the Homeland Plan arrived in Venezuela carrying 192 citizens deported from the United States. Among them were Josue, 10, and Yasmely, 9, who endured the trauma of being separated from their parents.

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“This is very bad, but if they’re going to deport us, they should deport us all together,” said Yasmely, who expressed joy at being reunited with her mother, Amanda.

Yasmely admitted she had been afraid of being placed with another family and never seeing her parents or siblings again. Her mother shared that concern, fearing her children might be separated from one another. The family thanked President Nicolas Maduro’s administration for facilitating the return of the children.

When asked about life in the U.S., Yasmely and her mother said they had experienced discrimination because of their nationality. Both expressed deep relief at being back in their homeland.

Amanda also recalled the case of her 17-year-old daughter, who was the victim of an attempt on her life while detained for five months in an adult jail in the United States.

The text reads, “Amanda’s emotional reunion with her two children, who were separated from their parents when they were detained. They were deported, and her little girl, Yasmely, 9, and Josue, 10, remained in the United States. Amanda couldn’t stop hugging and kissing them. The Venezuelan government achieved family reunification and hopes to do the same with 16 other cases.”

Yasmely and her mother agreed that leaving their country was not worth it and stated they would never leave again, emphasizing the harsh conditions faced by Venezuelan migrants.

The members of this family were deported from the United States in stages, in violation of children’s rights. First, the mother was deported, followed by the 17-year-old daughter, then the father, and finally the younger children.

Anahi Arizmendi, head of the Return to the Homeland Plan, reiterated that the Venezuelan government has asked U.S. authorities to deport family members as a group, not separately.

Despite this request, there are still 16 documented cases of children deported without their parents. This situation contradicts the narrative of the U.S. government, which has threatened to suspend visas for Venezuelans, claiming that the Bolivarian nation was not accepting its deported citizens.

The Venezuelan government has denounced what it calls the persecution of its citizens and the creation of false narratives by the United States to justify its internal immigration crisis.

teleSUR/ JF

Source: teleSUR

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