BOGOTÁ — President Nicolás Maduro announced Thursday that Venezuela will keep accepting migrants deported by air from the United States, reaffirming a previously established cooperation between the two governments.
Maduro said a recent flight carrying 266 Venezuelan nationals landed at Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport, bringing the total number of returnees to 525 in just two days. He added that another aircraft is scheduled to arrive shortly and that repatriation transfers will proceed without interruption.
According to the president, the program had experienced a temporary pause, but resumed after Washington requested the continuation of return operations. Maduro emphasized that he personally approved the restart to ensure Venezuelan citizens are returned safely to their home country.
Despite years of high political tensions and limited diplomatic engagement between Caracas and Washington, the two governments have cooperated on migration enforcement. Maduro said the priority is to guarantee the safe reintegration of returning Venezuelans while maintaining a functioning channel of communication with US authorities.
The US continues to deport Venezuelan migrants as part of its broader border and migration policies, while Venezuela works to manage the influx of repatriated citizens. Officials have not disclosed how many additional flights are expected, but signaled that returns will likely continue in the coming weeks.
Author: Tuğçe Nur Kaya
Source: NewstimeHub
