DHS sets record straight after Venezuelan government claims children of TdA gang members were 'kidnapped'

DHS sets record straight after Venezuelan government claims children of TdA gang members were 'kidnapped'

DHS says information media outlets and the Venezuelan government are spreading about children being taken away from parents is false.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) denied on Saturday the accusations of the Venezuelan government having "kidnapped" a minor and said that the U.S. separated a minor from his family "because both parents belong to the Aragua Train." "The child's father, Maiker Espinoza-Escalona, is [...] The U.S. entry claims not to have kidnapped a minor after Venezuela's accusation was first published in Information Focus.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed this Saturday that it separated a Venezuelan minor from his parents, claiming that both parents are members of the transnational criminal group.The U.S. entry admits having separated a minor from her parents and claims links with the Aragua Train #27Apr was first published in El Impulso.

(EFE).- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) denied the Venezuelan government’s accusations of “kidnapped” a minor and said that the U.S. separated a minor from his family “because both parents belong to the Aragua Train.” “The child’s father, Maiker Espinoza-Escalona, is lieutenant [...] The entry Thus justifies Trump’s government having separated a Venezuelan mother from his two-year-old son was first published in Alnavío.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is firing back after it says the Venezuelan government spread false information that the Trump administration was separating children from parents who are members of the violent Tren de Aragua gang (TdA). A spokesperson for DHS shared a news release that said, despite the Venezuelan government claiming the U.S. “kidnapped” a child, “the truth is DHS took action because both her parents are part of Tren D…

WASHINGTON, April 26, 2025 (EFE) .— The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Saturday denied accusations by the Venezuelan government that it “kidnapped” a minor and said that the U.S. separated a minor from his family “because both parents belong to the Tren de Aragua.” According to a DHS statement, “the minor’s father, Maiker Espinoza-Escalona, ​​​​is a lieutenant in the Tren de Aragua and oversees homicides, drug sales, kidn…