Eyvin Hernandez

Ten Americans were released in the deal, but critics say release of Alex Saab shows that corrupt Venezuelan officials enjoy impunity

Like every tourist in a foreign country finds themselves at some point, Eyvin Hernandez was a little lost. The public defender from Los Angeles was traveling in the border town of Cucuta, Colombia, with a friend when they realized they needed directions. They were pointed to a dirt road that…

Eyvin Hernandez has been held under the Maduro regime since last year, and members of Congress are trying to drum up awareness for his case.

It’s been one year since Eyvin Hernandez has hugged his family. It’s been one year since he’s been home.

LOS ANGELES — When Eyvin Hernandez stopped calling while vacationing in Colombia in late March, his younger brother thought the worst had happened.

A close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in federal court in Miami seeking to dismiss criminal money laundering charges by arguing that he is a Venezuelan diplomat immune from prosecution in the U.S. A handful of protesters carrying the Venezuelan flag and signs reading “Free Alex Saab” Monday…

WASHINGTON — The State Department determined in recent days that Eyvin Hernandez, a 44-year-old deputy public defender from Los Angeles, is being wrongfully detained in Venezuela, U.S. officials and friends of the Hernandez family told McClatchy and the Miami Herald.

WASHINGTON — Eyvin Hernandez had been detained for six months at a notorious jail in Venezuela when seven other Americans were released earlier this month in a prisoner swap with the United States. The 44-year-old public defender from Los Angeles saw one of his best friends in prison let go…

A Los Angeles attorney detained for five months in Venezuela is pleading for help from the Biden administration

Family of Eyvin Hernandez, a Los Angeles public defender, calls for Biden to help facilitate his return: ‘He is more valuable to the world being free’