Particle.news
Download on the App Store
6 ARTICLES
·
last mo.

Venezuela and US Agree to Resume Deportation Flights After Suspension

The first flight under the new agreement is scheduled for March 23, as the Trump administration faces legal scrutiny over deportations to El Salvador.

Venezuelan migrants disembark the airplane as they arrive on a repatriation flight from Mexico at the Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Image
Venezuelans seeking to enter the United States, but whose journey ended due to a US immigration crackdown, were flown home from Mexico in March 2025
Image

Overview

  • Venezuela announced it will resume accepting deportation flights from the United States, starting with a flight scheduled for March 23.
  • The agreement follows a suspension of flights after the US deported 238 Venezuelans accused of gang affiliation to a prison in El Salvador.
  • Venezuela has criticized the deportations to El Salvador, denying the gang affiliation claims and calling for the return of those migrants.
  • The Trump administration faces a March 25 judicial deadline to justify the deportations to El Salvador, amid allegations of violating a temporary block order.
  • The resumption of flights comes as the US revokes legal status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, including Venezuelans, as part of a broader immigration crackdown.