US EditionFirst flight of deported Venezuelan migrants arrives in Caracas after Maduro’s capture
A flight carrying 231 Venezuelan migrants from Phoenix resumed deportations after a pause, signaling a shift in U.S.-Venezuela relations following the capture of former President Maduro.
- On Friday, a flight from Phoenix landed at Maiquetia International Airport carrying 231 Venezuelan migrants, the first deportation since former President Nicolás Maduro's removal.
- Tensions rose after U.S. strikes on suspected smuggling boats, halting direct deportation transfers in mid-December amid reported deaths of at least 100, Venezuelan officials say.
- The arrival follows Maduro's capture 13 days earlier in a rapid U.S. forces operation including airstrikes, with former President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores appearing in New York court on January 5.
- Observers say the Phoenix-to-Caracas return signals a shift in U.S.-Venezuela ties and is viewed as a practical step toward regional stability, while Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has not commented and U.S. officials call it routine enforcement aligned with President Donald Trump’s border-security focus.
- Regionally, Venezuela's crisis has driven millions to flee, prompting Costa Rica and Colombia to prepare for new migrant flows while families like Rosiris Rodriguez expect more arrivals soon at the Texas-Mexico border and in South Florida.
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