U.S. Resumes Deportation Flights to Venezuela, Sending 199 Migrants to Caracas

The Trump administration reinstates deportation flights after a month-long suspension, leveraging the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts as tensions with Venezuela persist.

199 Venezuelan migrants arrived in Caracas on March 24, 2025, marking the resumption of U.S. deportation flights after a month-long suspension.
The suspension was tied to a dispute over a January deportation agreement and Trump's revocation of Chevron's license to operate in Venezuela in February.
The Trump administration invoked the rarely used 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts to justify the deportations, drawing legal and ethical criticism.
Venezuela accuses the U.S. of criminalizing its citizens, particularly through alleged links to the Tren de Aragua gang, which the U.S. classifies as a terrorist organization.
Since February 2025, over 1,100 Venezuelans have been deported, with the Venezuelan government estimating that 155,000 of its citizens could be affected by U.S. immigration policies.