(3 Apr 2025)
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Caracas, Venezuela – 2 April 2025
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Various of relatives of Venezuelans in El Salvador holding candles and praying
2. Wide shot of vigil outside Salvadoran embassy in Caracas
3. Karlin Fuentes, mother of Joen Suárez, Venezuelan detained in El Salvador, hugging woman and crying
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Karlin Fuentes, mother of Venezuelan detained in El Salvador:
"Investigate them. But at least allow one phone call. This is an agony to not know how they sleep, how they are, how they eat. Let them know about us, I beg you Nayib Bukele! Give us our sons back"
5. Various of vigil outside Salvadoran embassy in Caracas. UPSOUND (Spanish) "Freedom! Justice!"
6. Carmen Carache, mother of detained Venezuelan in El Salvador, praying
7. Carache holding sign showing picture of her son
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carmen Carache, mother of Venezuelan detained in El Salvador:
"I wish Nayib Bukele hears this. May God help his daughters, because they say he has daughters. He says he believes in God and he has his daughters, so if he trusts God, then think about our sons and the pain we are feeling. And I repeat: our sons committed no crimes in El Salvador, we demand justice for our sons, their mothers are on their knees, crying, asking God…"
++DAY SHOTS++
8. Various of artist painting graffiti of Venezuelans detained in El Salvador
9. Various of dozens of paintings showing Venezuelans in El Salvador
STORYLINE:
At dusk on Wednesday, a small group of Venezuelans gathered outside the vacant Salvadoran embassy in Caracas, holding a quiet vigil for their loved ones detained in El Salvador.
They lit candles, unfurled handmade signs, and prayed through tears — pleading for answers and the freedom of their loved ones.
Venezuela and El Salvador severed diplomatic ties in 2019.
In recent weeks, the U.S. has deported more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, alleging they were members of the Tren de Aragua criminal gang.
These individuals were immediately transferred to El Salvador’s maximum-security prison in Tecoluca, known for its harsh conditions.
The legal status of the detainees remains uncertain, as they have not been formally charged or convicted in El Salvador.
Lawyers hired by the Venezuelan government have filed a habeas corpus petition seeking their release, but prospects are uncertain due to El Salvador’s current state of emergency, which allows the government to detain individuals without standard legal protections.
AP Video by Juan Arraez
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