Venezuelan asylum seeker separated from family for months at Texas detention center
Sep 18, 2026·Location: Taylor, TX
Country of origin: Venezuela

Jefferson, a Venezuelan asylum seeker and father of two, has spent months detained at the Don Hutto detention center in Texas, separated from his wife and children. Speaking with his wife by video call, he described the facility's living conditions and lack of access to healthcare. A local pastor who meets weekly with families of detainees said roughly one in four families in her congregation has had a loved one arrested and deported.
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