Toddler separated from parents in US deportation case returns to Venezuela

"Welcome, Maikelys," First Lady Cilia Flores said as she took the toddler into her arms on her arrival on a flight carrying Venezuelan migrants, state TV images showed. The girl's mother, Yorelys Bernal, who was deported to Venezuela in April, was not at the airport to receive her, but officials said the two would soon be reunited. The separation of Maikelys Antonella Espinoza Bernal from her parents had caused an outcry in the South American nation. Several demonstrations were held in Caracas to denounce her "abduction" by US authorities.