- Denis Javier Varela Hernandez spoke out about the status of his wife Sandra, 32, and daughter, Yanela, 2
- Yanela became the face of the immigration crisis after a Getty photographer snapped a photo of her in tears
- Speaking to DailyMail.com Hernandez said he has still not been in direct contact with his wife Sandra because he does not have a way of communicating
- He says all he can do now is wait, and says he is happy that ‘they are safer now than when they were making that journey to the border
- Sandra was part of a group that were caught by Border Patrol agents after making their way across the Rio Grande river on a raft
- She set out on her journey from Puerto Cortes, Honduras to the U.S. at 6am on June 3 and allegedly paid $6,000 for a coyote
- Hernandez said he did not support his wife’s decision to make the journey with their young daughter in her arms and never got to properly say goodbye
The father of the Honduran girl who became the face of the family separation crisis has revealed that he still has not been in touch with his wife or daughter but was happy to learn they are safe.
Denis Javier Varela Hernandez, 32, said that he had not heard from his wife Sandra, 32, who was with his two-year-old daughter Yanela Denise, for nearly three weeks until he saw the image of them being apprehended in Texas.
In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, Hernandez, who lives in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, says that he was told yesterday that his wife and child are being detained at a family residential center in Texas but are together and are doing ‘fine.’
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