"They want to treat us like criminals simply because we have a tattoo, a tattoo with my son's name."

 Hunt for Venezuelans in the US 

 

By Guillermo Cieza: They left because of the economic crisis, caused primarily by the economic sanctions and blockade imposed by Western powers. 

 Many of them also left because they were opponents of Nicolás Maduro's government. The Trump administration hunts them like wild animals and deports them to their countries of origin, and in some cases to Guantánamo or the prisons of El Salvador. The vast majority of Venezuelans stand in solidarity with those who emigrated with the hope of living "the American dream" and are now treated like criminals

 

 The stories of Venezuelan migrants expelled from US soil are chilling. "They attacked me with blows and took my belongings. They took my money, my ID, and my phone." "They kicked me." "They treated us so badly. They left us like slaves, and we want justice." “Those of us detained have no crimes, we don't even have a fine. They want to treat us like criminals simply because we have a tattoo, a tattoo with my son's name.” “They caught me 10 months ago, 10 months detained, 8 months deported. The immigration treatment has been extremely brutal. Thank God, today we are close to reaching our country, which is what we want.”

 "My son went in search of the American dream and now he's trapped in El Salvador."

 The hunt for Venezuelan migrants has already begun to generate the first reactions in the US justice system. 

 Federal Judge Patricia Ann Millett of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against the deportation of Venezuelans to El Salvador's prisons: “There were planes full of people. There were no established procedures to notify people. The Nazis received better treatment under the Enemy Alien Act.” 

 Judge James Boasberg opposes the "express" deportations of Venezuelans, believing that these citizens have the right to appear before a court and defend themselves against accusations linking them to being members of the Tren de Aragua (Aragua Train)

 The accusation of belonging to this criminal organization has been used relentlessly, for propaganda purposes by the Trump administration, to justify deportations to El Salvador or Guantánamo. The conditions in these prisons violate basic human rights. Among many testimonies has emerged the story of Audry, a barber, who was accused without any evidence of links to criminal organizations and suffered the worst humiliations at the CECOT (Center for the Confinement of Terrorism) in El Salvador. 

 

The defense of exiles in the US and the reception of deportees has become a national cause in Venezuela. The Venezuelan right, which for years was funded by the US government, remains silent. Meanwhile, new voices are joining the government's call for respect for exiled Venezuelan families.

 Elías Jaua, one of Chávez's closest leaders who distanced himself from Maduro's administration for not sharing some of the guidelines adopted to maintain his power, joined the call, stating that the most serious thing the US is currently doing against Venezuela, beyond the oil sanctions, is "the criminalization of our nationality, of our identity." He calls for a public trial, with full legal guarantees, against all those far-right spokespeople who have sought to harm Venezuela. 

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 BY HISPANTV NEWS                                                                                                      Cuba slams the US for using migration as a business opportunity

 

 Cuba criticizes the Trump administration for using migration as a business opportunity by selling residencies and violating migrants' basic rights.

 

“The immigration problem in the United States has become the US government's new business. While they expel illegal migrants, violating the most basic human rights, they sell permanent residency in that country for $5,000,000,” Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced on his X account this Wednesday.

 

NYT: US immigration policy toward Cuba is “irrational”

 

He denounced the US capitalist system in which the rich enjoy privileged rights, saying that the sale of residency occurs in the “country of differences, privilege, and plutocracy.”

 

His statements come after US President Donald Trump announced his decision in late February to create a "gold card" visa offering a path to citizenship for $5,000,000, which would replace a 35-year-old investor visa.

 

"They will be rich and successful. They will spend a lot of money, pay a lot of taxes, and employ a lot of people. We believe it will be extremely successful," the Republican magnate had stated.

 

Cuba: US uses immigration policy as a weapon against Cubans | HISPANTV

 

                

 THE IMMIGRANT HOLOCAUST REACHES CUBANS .- La Jornada

                                                                                                                                                   Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister emphasized that the US uses immigration policy as a tool of destabilization against the island.

 

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said in February that the "Trump Gold Card" will replace EB-5 visas within two weeks. EB-5s were created by Congress in 1990 to encourage foreign investment and are available to individuals who invest around $1 million in a business that employs at least 10 people.

 

This comes as the Trump administration continues raids to capture and expel undocumented migrants—estimated at 13 million—denying the United Nations' fundamental principles on migration as a right.

 

Pope Francis condemns Trump's deportations: They will end badly

 

Trump has promised to carry out the largest mass deportation campaign in US history and curb immigration, primarily from Latin American nations. This comes as human rights organizations denounce the US's inhumane treatment of the immigrant community.

 

US judge on deported Venezuelans: 'Nazis received better treatment'