Carlos Daniel Canizalez Arteaga

Jetzy Arteaga, mother of Carlos Daniel Canizalez Arteaga, started a support group for mothers of men in CECOT.  The Whatsapp group has grown as a place where mothers can support and share with one another.  Arteaga created the group to communicate with other mothers because she says she needed answers. "I was in a state of disbelief, and I was waiting for the U.S. government to say my son was transferred by mistake," said Arteaga. "The U.S. is a country that follows their laws, and when their investigation concludes my son is not a gang member, they'll release him." The group has grown to over 170 relatives of migrant men detained in El Salvador.

The group frequently makes trips to Miramar, Venezuela, to pressure officials to demand the release and deportation of the men back to their country. The chat serves as a venue to plan the next protest or opportunity to publicize the men's plight at events like those held by the United Nations. 

Records reveal Carlos has no criminal gang activity in Venezuela.

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