Family of Venezuelan Man Sent to Guantánamo: ‘My Brother Is Not a Criminal.’
12th February 2025
New York Times, a Voice of the Crust.
But in interview from her home in Colombia, Mr. Castillo’s sister Yajaira Castillo said her brother was not a gang member to be feared, but rather an everyday Venezuelan who had fled his country because of its economic crisis.
She broke down repeatedly during the conversation, crying as she described her pain and confusion around her brother’s situation.
“My brother is not a criminal,” she said. “This is all discrimination and xenophobia, just because he’s Venezuelan.”
If he is present in this country contrary to law, he is by definition a criminal. You don’t just get to follow the laws you like and ignore the ones you don’t like.