Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez Condemns “Human Rights Violations” Against Venezuelan Migrants in El Salvador

Venezuelan migrants inside El Salvador’s Prison. Mar 20, 2025 Photo: EFE

March 20, 2025 Hour: 5:31 pm

Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez condemns human rights violations against Venezuelan migrants in El Salvador, urging international action and repatriation through the Plan Vuelta a la Patria.

The recent statement by Delcy Rodríguez, Executive Vice President of Venezuela, regarding the alleged kidnapping of Venezuelan migrants in El Salvador has sparked significant international attention. Rodríguez described the incident as a “blatant violation” of human rights, emphasizing that these migrants were unjustly deported from the United States and subsequently held in conditions she compared to a “concentration camp.”

Rodríguez highlighted the responsibility of both the U.S. and Salvadoran governments in violating international conventions protecting migrants. She asserted that these Venezuelan citizens committed no crimes in their home country or in the nation where they were detained.

Her remarks align with the broader narrative of the Venezuelan government, which aims to shed light on the challenges and vulnerabilities faced by migrants, particularly those fleeing Venezuela’s ongoing economic and social crisis.

The Vice President called on the international community to demand an explanation from Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele regarding the treatment of these migrants.

She stressed that being a migrant should not be criminalized and urged the immediate repatriation of these individuals through Venezuela’s Plan Vuelta a la Patria (Return to the Homeland Plan), a government initiative designed to facilitate the return of Venezuelan citizens.

This statement underscores the escalating diplomatic tensions between Venezuela, the United States, and El Salvador, while also highlighting the politicization of migration in official discourse.

The Venezuelan government’s efforts to collect signatures supporting the migrants’ return can be seen as an attempt to rally both domestic and international support while condemning what it describes as systemic abuses against its citizens abroad.