Two women risked everything after US raid to protest Venezuela's detentions of their husbands
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Mileidy Mendoza and her children ride a bus from Caracas to visit her husband, Eric Diaz, imprisoned on political grounds at the Yare prison complex in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Sandra Rosales uses her phone while camping outside the gates of a Bolivarian National Police detention center where her husband, Dionnys Quintero, is being held on political grounds in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Mileidy Mendoza, joined by her son and daughter, arrive to the Yare prison complex to visit her husband, Eric Diaz, where he is being held on political grounds, in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Nelcy Escorcia, center, holds a sign with a message reading in Spanish; Thinking differently isnt a crime; isolating and torturing them is, during a protest outside a detention center where her husband, Franklin Parra, is being held on political grounds, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Relatives of detainees camp outside the gates of a Bolivarian National Police detention center, calling for the release of family members who are being held on political grounds, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Mileidy Mendoza and her children ride a bus from Caracas to visit her husband, Eric Diaz, imprisoned on political grounds at the Yare prison complex in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)