After #ICE deported Andry from the U.S. to a El Salvador prison, he thought returning to Venezuela meant hell was over.
But now his future is uncertain once more.
The U.S. attacked #Venezuela, threatening to worsen the very instability which made Andry flee his home. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/inside-the-prison-trumps-ice-sent
#venezuela #trump #maduro
Nestled near the mountains, far from any settlement, stands a prison ostensibly made for the most dangerous terrorists and criminals.
Some consider the El Salvadorian institution one of the strictest prisons in the world.
#venezuela #trump
“Welcome to hell,” said the prison director to over 200 newcomers. “You will leave it only dead.”
Andry Omar Blanco Bonilla, from Valencia, #Venezuela, had seen videos about this place on YouTube.
They were accused of being members of the #Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua, though no one provided any evidence. People with no criminal record, who were fleeing poverty, ended up confined in inhumane conditions alongside 40,000 dangerous criminals.
@timkmak "fleeing poverty" is not what the process is for.
To find out more about Andry’s story of survival and the current #crisis, click the link https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/inside-the-prison-trumps-ice-sent
#NEWS OF THE DAY:
NUMBER OF WOMEN IN #ARMY SURGES: The share of female #officers in the Ukrainian army has jumped from 4% to 21% over the past 2 years, Oksana Hryhorieva, the #Ukrainian army’s gender adviser, told Hromadske Radio. https://hromadske.radio/news/2026/01/03/kilkist-ofitserok-zrosla-z-4-do-21-za-ostanni-2-roky-radnytsia-z-hendernykh-pytan-henshtabu-zsu
NO STRIKE RESTRICTIONS, NO NEW WEAPONS: Following a meeting with foreign security advisers, #Zelenskyy said that allies are no longer imposing restrictions on strikes inside Russia, but are instead withholding certain types of weapons from Ukraine to prevent these strikes. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/01/03/8014533/
U.S. #VENEZUELA ATTACK CASUALTY COUNT: At least 40 people were killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela, according to New York Times, citing a Venezuela official. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/us/politics/trump-capture-maduro-venezuela.html
VENZUELA’S DIRTY, EXPENSIVE #OIL: The infrastructure needed for peak oil production in Venezuela would cost $100 billion and take about ten years, The Washington Post reported. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/03/venezuela-oil-production-us-companies/
#venezuela
