Trump states Venezuela will receive deported migrants amid immigration crackdown
The announcement followed the U.S. securing the release of six hostages from the South American country just a day earlier.
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On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela would agree to take back “all” migrants his administration intends to deport. This declaration followed the release of six American hostages from Venezuela late Friday night.
Trump shared his excitement about the hostages’ return on Truth Social, stating that Venezuela had consented to accept “all Venezuela illegal aliens who were encamped in the U.S.” and that the country would “supply the transportation.”
These announcements came after Richard Grenell, the envoy for special missions, held discussions with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Friday. Maduro, who was sworn into office last month, had claimed victory in an election last year that was widely regarded as fraudulent. This viewpoint was echoed by the U.S., which under the Biden administration recognized opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate winner.
Immigration policy has been a foundational element of Trump's presidency, during which he has facilitated several deportation flights to Guatemala, Honduras, and Ecuador, as well as ordered the detention of up to 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo Bay. These flights to the controversial detention center are scheduled to commence this weekend.
Additionally, the Trump administration has terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans, a protection that allowed Venezuelan citizens to remain in the U.S. amid significant political turmoil in their home country. While TPS offers a safeguard against deportation, it does not provide a route to permanent residency. Consequently, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants with TPS may face deportation once their status begins to expire in April.
Just the previous weekend, Trump threatened to impose a significant 25 percent tariff on all goods imported from Colombia to motivate the country to accept deportation flights after it had initially declined U.S. military aircraft carrying detained migrants.
In related efforts, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also scheduled to visit Latin America this weekend, as part of the Trump administration's initiative to persuade some southern neighbors to accept migrant flights from the United States.
Lucas Dupont contributed to this report for TROIB News
Trump shared his excitement about the hostages’ return on Truth Social, stating that Venezuela had consented to accept “all Venezuela illegal aliens who were encamped in the U.S.” and that the country would “supply the transportation.”
These announcements came after Richard Grenell, the envoy for special missions, held discussions with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Friday. Maduro, who was sworn into office last month, had claimed victory in an election last year that was widely regarded as fraudulent. This viewpoint was echoed by the U.S., which under the Biden administration recognized opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate winner.
Immigration policy has been a foundational element of Trump's presidency, during which he has facilitated several deportation flights to Guatemala, Honduras, and Ecuador, as well as ordered the detention of up to 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo Bay. These flights to the controversial detention center are scheduled to commence this weekend.
Additionally, the Trump administration has terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans, a protection that allowed Venezuelan citizens to remain in the U.S. amid significant political turmoil in their home country. While TPS offers a safeguard against deportation, it does not provide a route to permanent residency. Consequently, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants with TPS may face deportation once their status begins to expire in April.
Just the previous weekend, Trump threatened to impose a significant 25 percent tariff on all goods imported from Colombia to motivate the country to accept deportation flights after it had initially declined U.S. military aircraft carrying detained migrants.
In related efforts, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also scheduled to visit Latin America this weekend, as part of the Trump administration's initiative to persuade some southern neighbors to accept migrant flights from the United States.
Lucas Dupont contributed to this report for TROIB News
