A Venezuela official said on social media on Saturday that Venezuela will again accept repatriation flights to the United States, which carried deported nationals after reaching a deal with the United States.
President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Flights were suspended on March 8 after the U.S. Treasury Department announced its permit to withdraw Chevron from Venezuelan oil.
“We have agreed to the U.S. government’s first flight tomorrow, tomorrow, Sunday to resume repatriation of Venezuelan immigrants,” said Jordridguez, president of the Venezuelan parliament.
Rodriguez said Venezuela accepted the deal to ensure “the return of our fellow country to their country and to safeguard their human rights.”
Rodríguez in his statement Referring to deportation President Trump’s administration Among hundreds of Venezuelans Go to the high security prison in El Salvador.
“The migration is not a crime, and we will not rest until we achieve the return of all those who need it, until we rescue the brothers who were kidnapped in El Salvador,” Rodriguez said.
U.S. officials confirmed that the first flight arrived in Venezuela on Sunday night, saying it carried 199 people, including members of the Tren de Alagua gang. Officials did not specify how many members of Tren de Alagua were allegedly or how to determine their affiliation.
Maduro approved the measure at a public event later that day. “We are resuming flights to rescue and release immigrants from U.S. prisons,” Maduro said.
The Venezuelan leader also said he served as El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, responsible for the deportation of the welfare of Venezuelans to the country.
“You guarantee their health, not later, you have to hand them over and release them because they are kidnapped,” Maduro said.
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Mr. Trump claims the expelled person is a member of the Tren de Alaguya gang. He marked Tren de Aragua as an invading force when he invoked the Alien Enemies Act on March 15, an hour of authority since 1798, allowing the president to deport any non-citizens during the war. A federal judge issued an order to temporarily ban deportation, but when the ruling landed, the flight was in the air.
Tren de Aragua, a foreign terrorist organization designated by the U.S. State Department, originated in a prison in a South American country. Members accompany millions of Venezuelans to the Exodus, and the vast majority are seeking better living conditions after the unfinished national economy in the past decade.
The Trump administration has not provided evidence that the deported person is a member of Tren de Aragua, or that they have committed any crime in the United States
CBS News Get a list of names Among the 238 Venezuelans who were deported to El Salvador on the three flights last weekend. U.S. officials said 137 of them were considered “enemy aliens” and were removed from the country under 18th-century laws. Officials said the other 101 people were deported under regular immigration procedures.
Documents obtained by CBS News Indicates at least one Among the deported men is a 26-year-old barber from Venezuela with no criminal record in the United States, and Venezuelan officials say he has no records either.
Maduro’s administration has primarily refused entry to immigrants deported from the United States since Trump took office on January 20, these deportations have risen sharply.
About 350 people have been deported to Venezuela in recent weeks, including about 180 people who spent 16 days at U.S. Naval Bases Cuba Bay, Cuba.
The Trump administration said Venezuelans sent to Guantanamo were members of Tren de Aragua, but there was little evidence to support this.
