(Reuters) – Venezuelan immigrants who were booked flights will be taken home after the Trump administration canceled permission to allow Chevron to operate in South American countries.
Maduro said earlier in his speech that Chevron would stay in Venezuela if it was up to him, referring to the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump last week to revoke the company’s key license, citing a lack of progress in election reform and immigration returns.
However, Maduro did not directly mention the company’s name on immigration flights. He said communication between the two countries was damaged and flights were affected.
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Maduro and his administration have been rejecting sanctions from the United States and others, saying they are illegal measures aimed at weakening Venezuela’s “economic war”.
Maduro and his allies cheered for the resilience of the country despite the measures taken, even though they have historically blamed sanctions for some of the economic difficulties and shortages.
(Reuters report; editors of Chizu Nomiyama and Marguerita Choy)
