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Venezuela Demands Return of Toddler Separated by U.S.

5/1/2025

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Venezuela has condemned the Trump administration for "abducting" two-year-old Maikelys Antonella Espinoza Bernal after U.S. authorities separated her from her deported parents, who are alleged gang affiliates. As the little girl stays in foster care, Venezuela is urgently calling for her return, denouncing the U.S. actions as a violation of international law.

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Venezuela has condemned the Trump administration for "abducting" two-year-old Maikelys Antonella Espinoza Bernal after U.S. authorities separated her from her deported parents, who are alleged gang affiliates. As the little girl stays in foster care, Venezuela is urgently calling for her return, denouncing the U.S. actions as a violation of international law.