The U.S. Insists on Dividing the Venezuelan Family: Minister Cabello

On Friday, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced that 4,192 Venezuelan migrants have returned to their country so far this year through the humanitarian plan “Return to the Homeland.”

The number of repatriated individuals, however, could be higher, said the Bolivarian minister, specifying that administrative disorganization by U.S. authorities hinders humanitarian efforts.

More specifically, Cabello stated that the administration of President Donald Trump provides incorrect information regarding the lists of potential migrants departing from the United States. However, when the flights land in Venezuela, the number of repatriates is usually lower than previously reported.

“The problem is the lack of seriousness on the part of the U.S. government. They don’t know what they’re doing; they don’t know who they’re sending. They give you a list with a certain number and names, but when the flights arrive, the number and the names are different,” he stated.

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On more than one occasion, the Bolivarian Interior Minister has emphasized the lack of respect toward Venezuelan migrants in the United States, denouncing incidents such as “migrant hunts,” arbitrary detentions, the separation of children from their parents, and various forms of abuse inside detention centers and during repatriation flights.

“They remain intent on dividing Venezuelan families,” Cabello stressed, referring to reports that U.S. authorities have refused to repatriate migrant children.

Commenting on the Trump administration’s policies, Cabello recalled that U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. of Texas, who was appointed by Trump during his previous term (2017–2021), ruled that it is illegal to invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to expel Venezuelans from U.S. territory.