Emotional Reunion: Venezuelan Girl Returns Home After US Deportation

After weeks of negotiations, two-year-old Maikelys Antonella Espinoza Bernal was finally reunited with her mother in Venezuela. The girl had been separated from her parents following their deportation from the United States. The emotional reunion took place at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, with Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores and Minister of Interior and Justice Nestor Reverol present. "It was a battle of the day to day," said Osmary Hernandez, a CNN correspondent, describing the efforts to bring Maikelys home. The Venezuelan government had strongly criticized the US for the separation, calling it a "kidnapping." The return of Maikelys is a symbol of hope for families facing similar situations.