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

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

Venezuela announced Saturday it had reached an agreement with Washington to accept additional deportation flights from the United States, one week after more than 200 Venezuelans accused of being gang members were sent to El Salvador.

The flights were suspended last month when US President Donald Trump claimed Venezuela had not lived up to its promises, and Caracas subsequently said it would no longer accept the flights.

But then Washington deported 238 Venezuelans accused of belonging to the Tren de Aragua gang, which Trump has designated a foreign terrorist organization, to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, a move deeply criticized by Caracas.