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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The first flight arrived in Barcelona while there are still doubts about the victims of a previous transfer affected by earthquakes.
First deportation flight reaches Venezuela after deadly earthquakes as activists criticize move
A flight carrying 147 Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States landed in Venezuela on Monday, the first such repatriation flight since earthquakes devastated the country’s central and northern regions in June.
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.
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