U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Venezuela has "agreed to accept" its citizens deported from the United States. In addition, the country will provide transportation back. This was reported by CNN, according to UNN.
Venezuela has agreed to take back to their country all Venezuelan illegal immigrants who have been housed in the United States, including members of the Tren de Aragua gang. Venezuela also agreed to provide transportation back,
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It is noted that the changes occurred after the US President's Special Representative for Special Assignments, Richard Grenell, met with President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Friday. The publication writes that the meeting was noteworthy given that Washington does not officially recognize the presidency of Maduro, who has been accused by opposition leaders in Venezuela of stealing the 2024 election.
In particular, opposition leader Edmundo González, who is recognized by the United States as Venezuela's president-elect and attended Trump's inauguration, warned the White House against concluding an agreement with Maduro on deportation flights.
The publication also added that Venezuela had only briefly accepted repatriation flights under former US President Joe Biden before they turned around. Trump prioritized his campaign promise of mass deportations, but President Maduro had previously refused to accept Venezuelan citizens, making it impossible for the US to send Venezuelans back due to cold relations.
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As UNN previously reported , the Trump administration is preparing to terminate the Biden program, which allowed 530,000 migrants to legally enter the United States. It is planned to cancel the "password" for citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.