Woman to return her toddler to Venezuela: a miracle

Eine venezolanische Mutter bezeichnet die Rückkehr ihrer 2-jährigen Tochter nach fast einem Jahr Trennung durch US-Behörden als „Wunder“. Die emotionale Wiedervereinigung gibt Hoffnung auf eine bessere Zukunft.
A Venezuelan mother describes the return of her 2-year-old daughter as a "miracle" after almost a year separation by US authorities. The emotional reunification gives hope for a better future.
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a Venezolan mother who originally has been deported without her 2-year-old daughter reunification with your child this week as a "miracle". Yorely Bernal said in an interview with the Venezuelan news channel La Iguana TV: "I often doubted that my daughter would come back. But the miracle that was given to me yesterday cannot be explained in words."

separation and return

In March, Bernal was deported from the United States, while her daughter of Maikely stayed in a foster family in the United States. When the Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores Maikely's Espinoza personally handed over to Bernal in the Presidential Palace in Caracas on Wednesday, an almost one -year separation between the two ended.

According to the US Ministry of Internal Security (DHS), Maikely spent most of her time in the United States in care and was under the care of the US office for refugee settlement before it was returned to her mother.

accusations and reaction

dhs claims that the separation was to be protected and accuses Bernal and its partner to be members of the Venezuelan criminal gang tren de Aragua - an assertion that both parents reject. In a statement on May 14, the DHS mentioned that "the child's mother, Yorely Escarleth Bernal Inciarte, monitors the recruitment of young women for drug trafficking and prostitution for tren de Aragua". However, the US government has not presented specific evidence of these accusations, and both Bernal and Espinoza emphasize that they have no connections to tren de aragua.

Bernal reported La Iguana that the US authorities referred to upcoming immigration hearings when he detained their daughter last year.

almost a year of separation

Bernal, Maikelys and her partner Maiker Espinoza entered the United States on May 14, 2024. All three were immediately arrested by the US authorities, and Maikely was taken out of their care five days later. Months passed before Mikaels-who was a little over a year old when crossing the border-her mother again, via a video call app under the supervision of the immigration authorities, reported Bernal.

At this point the toddler no longer recognized her, as she said: "They allowed me a video call for thirty minutes once a week. So I could see it. I knew that it was. But she didn't recognize me anymore. It was about five months before I could see her again."

Hope for association

Finally, Bernal and Espinoza could see their daughter on thirty -minute personal visits, as she reports. In an affidavit submitted in a federal court in February, Espinoza explained that this happened around October 2024

Now that she is united with her child in Venezuela, Bernal expressed the hope that her partner will be released from Cecot at some point and will join Venezuela. "I know he will be here because he promised me," she said.

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Eine venezolanische Mutter bezeichnet die Rückkehr ihrer 2-jährigen Tochter nach fast einem Jahr Trennung durch US-Behörden als „Wunder“. Die emotionale Wiedervereinigung gibt Hoffnung auf eine bessere Zukunft.
A Venezuelan mother describes the return of her 2-year-old daughter as a "miracle" after almost a year separation by US authorities. The emotional reunification gives hope for a better future.

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