Venezuela will resume accepting deported flights from the United States after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro suspended flights earlier this month.
Jorge Rodriguez, Venezuela's Congress president and US chief negotiator, announced the policy change on Saturday.
“We agreed with the US government to resume the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants on our first flight on Sunday,” Rodriguez said.
He added that the contract with the US has secured “returning to their country with the protection of the human rights of our fellow people.”
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Venezuelan immigrants were deported from the United States to Simon Bolivar International Airport in Venezuela on Thursday, February 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Christian Hernandez)
In his statement, Rodriguez referenced the deportation of several Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador. President Donald Trump's administration has sent members of Tren de Aragua's gangster Venezuela to the country.
“Moving is not a crime, we will not rest until we achieve the return of all those who need it, and until we save our temptation brothers in El Salvador,” Rodriguez said in a statement.
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Maduro himself was called the “Take-up” by the Venezuelans held in El Salvador on Saturday.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says his country will accept deportation flights from President Donald Trump's administration. (Getty Images)
In recent weeks, around 350 people have been deported to Venezuela. This includes around 180 people who spent up to 16 days at a US Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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The Trump administration said the Venezuelans sent to Guantanamo are members of Tren de Aragua.
Trump is portrayed next to members of the Tren de Aragua gang. (Getty Images)
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Venezuela was a friendly US oil trade partner for a long time until the 1998 and 2000 elections sparked control and foreign policy challenges due to Hugo Chavez, and the left-wing administration in Maduro took root.
