Venezuela on the Move| Migrants return becomes a matter of State

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Our colleague Adriana Sivori gives us an account of the rescue of the 252 Venezuelan migrants kidnapped by the governments of the United States and El Salvador. Upon their arrival in Venezuela, the young people told us what they suffered during their kidnapping and received medical and psychological assistance. teleSUR  These and many other stories now! 🌐Join teleSUR's community and be part of a space where your ideas matter.  https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLABTE41aSj3ioYabXQQ6K 🗣 Don't be left behind, join teleSUR's Channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va98Z437Noa2tjytCt1N Web💬 https://www.telesurenglish.net/ X🧶 https://twitter.com/telesurenglish Instagram 📸 https://www.instagram.com/telesurenglish/?hl=es Facebook 📱 https://www.facebook.com/teleSUREnglishOfficial Youtube ⏯ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuTmpLY35O3csvhyA6vrkg Tiktok👌🏼 https://www.tiktok.com/@telesurenglish?_t=8hMLCY0a6z7&_r=1

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00:00While migration remains one of the most complex phenomenon across Latin America, the Venezuelan

00:22government managed to rescue migrants who were deported from the United States to a

00:26Salvadoran prison. Let's see more of some of their stories in this new chapter of Venezuela

00:31on the move with our correspondent Adriana Sibori.

00:37Hello, it is such a pleasure to greet you. Today we will talk about migration. Its causes

00:43are complex. Let's remember, for example, the 2018 caravan of Central Americans when Hondurans,

00:48Salvadorans and Guatemalans were fleeing their lands, escaping from violence and poverty.

00:52Venezuela is not accepted of this phenomenon. The difficult economic situation generated

00:58by the sanctions imposed by the White House on the country led thousands to migrate abroad,

01:03many of them to the United States. And now, those who caused the departure of Venezuelans

01:08are the ones hunting them down, jailing them and kidnapping minors and undocumented, as

01:13it is being denounced by the authorities of the Caribbean nation. These are policies of

01:17the Trump administration. However, now Venezuela continues in sustained recovery, changing

01:22that landscape. The return becomes a matter of the state seeking protection for its fellow

01:27citizens. Let's find out in this chapter more details on their return home.

01:32They have been waiting four months for this embrace. I had already lost hope of being with my family again,

01:46of being in my country with my people. Upon arriving on Venezuelan soil, the 252 young migrants reported

01:53on the torture and physical and psychological abuse they were subjected to at the extreme security prison in El Salvador.

02:00That day, March 16th, the first thing that welcomed us was the director saying this is hell. And it really was hell.

02:07They were arrested in the U.S. for being undocumented and without evidence of any crime against them, they were

02:14arrested in the U.S. for being undocumented and without evidence of any crime.

02:18When arriving on Venezuelan soil, the 252 young migrants reported on the torture and physical and psychological abuse

02:19they were subjected to at the extreme security prison in El Salvador.

02:21That day, March 16th, the first thing that welcomed us was the director saying this is hell. And it really was hell.

02:27They were arrested in the U.S. for being undocumented, and without evidence of any crime against them, they were

02:36crime against them they were sent to a mega prison in El Salvador where they

02:39were denied the right to a lawyer or family visits to manage the release of

02:45these boys well the Venezuelan justice handed over 10 convicted terrorists and

02:53confessed CIA agents who were captured and whose terrorist actions were

03:00neutralized those they came to commit during the month of July to February

03:09this year approximately terrorists swapped for innocence that was a

03:16formula la tensión a migrantes attention to migrants is a priority for the

03:21Venezuelan state which in addition to rescuing the kidnapped from the Salvadoran

03:25prison has also repatriated more than 8,000 nationals directly from the US

03:29all are provided medical attention upon arrival and authorities personally

03:35transported to their homes

03:51conditions are then provided for their reintegration in society such as

03:55employment and access to the educational system all through the program known as

03:58the back-to-the-homeland humanitarian plan

04:04I left in 2023 approximately in August deceived I was sold a dream that turned

04:15out to be a nightmare

04:19the migration policies of the Trump administration have caused the

04:22separation of many families to claim and denounce the kidnapping of Venezuelan

04:32girls and boys that occurs today in the United States 33 Venezuelan girls and boys

04:39have been separated from their families this is another example of the hatred the

04:50fixation against Venezuela that for them it's no longer enough to attack our

04:56refineries our oil industry our financial system as we have resisted now we have gone

05:04after the migrant people hitting we heard the most which are the children in

05:10violating all international laws

05:17head of state nicolas maduro has committed to make all the necessary efforts for the

05:21miners return to their families

05:25in the last 12 months more than 50 aircraft have landed with migrants through the back

05:30to the homeland program

05:32but since 2018 there have also been planes available for Venezuelans who would like

05:38to return voluntarily to their country and don't have the resources to do so I

05:42say goodbye for now but remain tuned to Telesur because Venezuela on the move

05:46continues its journey

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