Venezuelan separated from her daughter denies being a bad mother

Yorelys Bernal, The Venezuelan mother separated from her daughter by the United States government, rejected the accusations issued by US authorities as justification for family separation. «Everything they are saying is false. They are covering my daughter’s kidnapping with those accusations to make you think that I am a bad mother, but that is a lie, here I am, ”said the young Venezuelan last Thursday, May 1.

Bernal’s statements occurred after the US National Security Department (DHS) affirm that both she and the baby’s father They have links with the criminal organization of Aragua. “That the evidence shows me, then, to show them that I am a criminal,” Bernal emphasized.

Bernal said that the US authorities linked her already her partner with the Aragua train based on its tattoosHowever, he said that they only represent the birth dates of his family.

Bernal also revealed to ignore the specific legal processes promoted by the Government of Nicolás Maduro to achieve the repatriation of his daughter, but expressed his confidence that these efforts will give results.

The reason for separation?

On April 26, the National Security Department (DHS) from the United States reported on the separation of the Venezuelan girl from their parents due to the alleged Linking with the criminal band of Aragua.

According to the DHS, the girl’s father, identified as Maiker Espinoza Escalona, It is an alleged lieutenant of the aforementioned criminal organization, in charge of coordinating homicides, drug trafficking, kidnappings, extortion, sex trafficking and the operation of a torture house.

Maiker Espinoza Escalona He is currently being held at the Center for Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT) in El Salvador. Yorelys Bernal was deported to Venezuela, while his daughter remains in custody and protection in the United States, according to official US information.

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