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Venezuelan Family Urges Return of Deported Daughter

5/2/2025

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Family Pleads for Daughter

A Venezuelan family is desperately pleading for the return of their 2-year-old daughter, Maikelys Antonella Espinoza Bernal, who is currently in foster care after her mother was deported. Officials have raised safety concerns, but the parents vehemently deny allegations of gang ties made by the Trump administration, which are unsubstantiated.

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Mother Deported, Separated

Yorely Bernal Inciarte faced a heartbreaking separation from her two-year-old daughter after being deported to Venezuela. The mother and her partner, Maiker Escalona, were labeled as gang members by the Department of Homeland Security, a claim they vehemently deny as baseless. Their struggle highlights the painful realities of immigration enforcement.

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Family Pleads for Daughter

A Venezuelan family is desperately pleading for the return of their 2-year-old daughter, Maikelys Antonella Espinoza Bernal, who is currently in foster care after her mother was deported. Officials have raised safety concerns, but the parents vehemently deny allegations of gang ties made by the Trump administration, which are unsubstantiated.

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