US EditionFirst flight of deported Venezuelan migrants arrives in Caracas after Maduro’s capture
Eastern Airlines deported 231 Venezuelan migrants to Caracas, resuming flights paused since mid-December amid U.S. military actions and the capture of Maduro, officials said.
- 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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On board came 199 nationals: 181 men and 18 women, who “are ready for the great family reunion, as well as to comply with safety and health protocols that we have arranged for them,” Venezuelan authorities reported.
In mid-December, Caracas, who reports these flights, denounced the United States' "unilateral" suspension of a flight carrying evicted migrants.
Eastern Airlines plane carrying Venezuelan migrants deported from US lands in Caracas two weeks after Maduro's capture
An Eastern Airlines flight with 231 Venezuelan migrants landed in Venezuela, marking the resumption of deportation flights following a halt since mid-December. This comes after former president Nicolás Maduro was captured by US for drug trafficking charges.
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