Venezuela reaches agreement with US to resume repatriation flights of migrants - statement [View all]

Source: Reuters

Venezuela announced it reached an agreement on Saturday with the United States to resume repatriation flights of migrants, according to a statement from the country's Parliament President Jorge Rodriguez.

Rodriguez said the flights would start on Sunday.

"Migrating isn't a crime, and we won't rest until everyone who wants to return is back and we rescue our kidnapped brothers in El Salvador," the statement said.

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The Trump administration now faces a March 25 deadline to respond to a judicial request for more details on the deportations to El Salvador, as Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg considers whether officials violated his order temporarily blocking the expulsions.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-reaches-agreement-with-us-resume-repatriation-flights-migrants-2025-03-22/