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The flights, which left Fort Bliss in Texas, represent a significant victory for President Trump, who has vowed to carry out sweeping deportations.
Feb. 10, 2025Updated 6:17 p.m. ET
Two flights carrying Venezuelan migrants from the United States back to Venezuela will arrive late Monday in the capital, Caracas, the country’s communication’s ministry said.
The flights are a major victory for the Trump administration, which made a campaign promise to deport millions of undocumented migrants. To accomplish this goal, President Trump needs Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s autocratic president who has found himself increasingly isolated by world leaders, to agree to accept some of those people.
Two planes owned by the Venezuelan airline Conviasa left Fort Bliss in Texas, where migrants subject to deportation are being held, at around 10:45 a.m. They were set to arrive in Caracas at 7:15 p.m., according to FlightAware, a flight tracking website.
The White House confirmed the move in a message on X.
“Repatriation flights to Venezuela have resumed,” said the post. “MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN.”
Following a rupture in the relationship between the United States and Venezuela in 2019, Mr. Maduro’s government had refused to accept deported citizens, except during a brief period in the Biden administration.
The announcement about the flights follows a recent visit by a Trump adviser, Richard Grenell, to Venezuela. Mr. Grenell returned to the United States with six Americans who had been detained by the Maduro government.
