Venezuela welcomes home toddler separated from parents during U.S. deportation

Venezuelan officials celebrated the return of two-year-old Maikelys Espinoza on Wednesday, after the toddler was separated from her deported parents and held in U.S. custody—a case that has fueled sharp criticism from Caracas toward Washington.

The child’s return was treated as a significant event by the Venezuelan government, with Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and First Lady Cilia Flores personally greeting her at Maiquetía…