U.S. Deportation Flight to Venezuela Includes High-Profile Gang Leader

The third flight since deportation flights resumed carried 175 migrants, including a leader of the El Cagón gang, marking a significant escalation in the Trump administration's immigration enforcement strategy.

A U.S. deportation flight to Caracas on March 30, 2025, included 175 migrants, among them the leader of the El Cagón gang from Venezuela's Trujillo state.
This marks the first time a criminal of this stature has been deported to Venezuela under the resumed deportation flights agreement between the U.S. and Venezuela.
The deportations are part of the Trump administration's intensified immigration crackdown, which has led to over 900 Venezuelans being deported since February 2025.
The resumed flights follow a prior suspension due to disputes over Venezuela's compliance with returnee agreements, resolved through a recent U.S.-Venezuela agreement.
Critics, including human rights organizations, continue to challenge the legality and humanitarian consequences of the administration's aggressive deportation policies.