US Deports Venezuelans for the First Time Since Deadly Earthquakes in June
The flight carried 147 migrants and marked the first deportation to Venezuela since earthquakes killed more than 6,000 people, officials said.
- The United States sent a repatriation flight to Venezuela, the first such flight since deadly earthquakes ravaged the South American nation in late June.
- The Trump administration had been deporting hundreds of Venezuelans per week prior to June, but the deportation drive halted after back-to-back over 7-magnitude earthquakes killed more than 6,000 people.
- Departing from Miami, the 165th flight carried 147 migrants to General Jos Antonio Anzo International Airport in Barcelona, Anzo.
- Mervin Maldonado, head of the repatriation program, welcomed the migrants in a social media post, saying they are "returning home, to reunite with their families, to continue their education, to be productive, and to contribute to national development."
- Venezuela faces a multi-year recovery following the twin quakes, which caused an economic hit equivalent to 6% of the country's GDP according to the United Nations Development Programme.
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US Resumes Deportation Flights to Venezuela After Twin Earthquakes; Death Toll Crosses 6000
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. According to CNN, in the hours immediately preceding the disaster, a prior flight delivered 146 deportees to Venezuela. Tragic outcomes followed, as many of those passengers perished when the hotel housing them collapsed during the seismic activity. World News | US Resumes Deportation Flights to Venezuela After Twin Earthquakes; Death Toll Crosses 6000.
US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela after twin earthquakes; death toll crosses 6000 - The Tribune
According to CNN, in the hours immediately preceding the disaster, a prior flight delivered 146 deportees to Venezuela. Tragic outcomes followed, as many of those passengers perished when the hotel housing them collapsed during the seismic activity.
By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español A plane with 147 Venezuelan migrants from the United States landed this Monday in Anzoátegui state, on the first repatriation flight that arrives in Venezuela since the earthquakes of June 24.The government program Gran Misión Vuelta a la Patria reported that on the flight, coming The post Venezuela resumes repatriation flights from the United States, stopped after the earthquakes appeared first on KVIA.
A total of 147 migrants arrive in Venezuela on the first repatriation flight from the U.S. after the earthquakes, reports Back to the Homeland.
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