Venezuela is set to resume accepting deportation flights from the United States after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro previously suspended them earlier this month.
On Saturday, Jorge Rodríguez, the president of Venezuela’s Assembly and chief negotiator with the U.S., announced this significant policy change.
Rodríguez stated, “We have reached an agreement with the U.S. government to resume the repatriation of Venezuelan migrants, with the first flight scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday.”
He emphasized that the agreement ensures the “return of our compatriots to their homeland with the protection of their human rights.”
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Rodríguez also mentioned the deportation of certain Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in his remarks. The Trump administration had previously sent members of the Tren de Aragua gang back to that country.
He declared, “Migrating is not a crime, and we will not rest until we achieve the return of all those who need it and until we rescue our brothers who have been kidnapped in El Salvador,” Rodríguez stated.
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Maduro himself referred to the Venezuelans detained in El Salvador as “kidnapped” during his comments on Saturday.
In recent weeks, around 350 individuals have been deported to Venezuela, including approximately 180 who spent up to 16 days at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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The Trump administration indicated that the Venezuelans sent to Guantanamo are linked to the Tren de Aragua gang.
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Historically, Venezuela has been a reliable oil-trading partner of the U.S. until the rise of Maduro’s leftist regime following the elections of 1998 and 2000 under the late Hugo Chavez, leading to significant foreign policy challenges.
