Families of Venezuelans deported from US who died in quakes demand apology
The families say authorities failed to protect 146 deportees detained in La Guaira before the deadly June earthquakes.
Relatives of Venezuelan deportees who perished in the recent earthquakes have taken to the streets demanding an apology from Venezuela's interim government. The 146 migrants were deported from the United States and returned to Venezuela just days before the deadly tremors struck on June 24. Upon their return, they were denied access to personal belongings and held captive in a decrepit building overseen by intelligence agents.
Oswadelis Nunez, a bereaved mother, lamented the unlawful arrest of her son, Daniel Alejandro Nunez Ramirez, whose 29th birthday fell just a week after their return. The earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale, claimed the lives of approximately 6,500 people. Nunez and other grieving families are seeking moral compensation, an official apology, and answers regarding the government's lackadaisical handling of the deportation process.
They are also calling for improved protocols that account for the fate of deportees during natural disasters.
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