Oswadeliz Núñez’s son Daniel was deported from the United States to Venezuela, where he died in a devastating earthquake just a day later. Daniel had been living in the US, where he was seeking asylum, but was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and ultimately deported.

Deportation and Death

Daniel’s deportation flight arrived in Venezuela on the same day as the earthquake, which killed thousands of people and displaced many more. He had called his mother from a Venezuelan intelligence service officer’s phone, letting her know he was in the country and planned to travel to their hometown the next day. However, the earthquake struck before he could make the journey, and he was killed when the hotel he was staying in collapsed.

Núñez has been critical of the treatment of deportees like her son, who she says are not given adequate care or support upon their return to Venezuela. She has also expressed frustration with the bureaucratic hurdles she faced in trying to recover her son’s body and arrange for his burial.

Seeking Justice

Núñez is now seeking justice for her son’s death, calling for greater transparency and accountability from the Venezuelan government and the US immigration authorities who deported him. She believes that her son’s death was a tragic consequence of a flawed system, and that more needs to be done to protect the rights and dignity of migrants and deportees.

Original reporting: KTVZ (Central Oregon) — read the source article.