Govt says 66 kids 'kidnapped' by US

The Venezuelan government on Tuesday claimed that 66 Venezuelan children are being illegally held in the United States after being separated from their parents during deportation, as the White House cracks down on immigration.

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Caracas is demanding the children be handed over to Venezuelan authorities so they can be repatriated.

“We have 66 children kidnapped in the United States. It's a number that grows each day... a cruel and inhumane policy,” said Camila Fabri, president of the government's Return to the Homeland programme that advocates for the voluntary return of people who left the country.

She spoke at a gathering at which women read out letters to US First Lady Melania Trump asking her to intercede on behalf of the children, who they said had been placed in foster care.