Politics Venezuela allows deportation flights from the USA again
Venezuela is once again allowing deportation flights from the USA into the country. President Nicolás Maduro had authorized this at the request of the Americans, announced Transport Minister Ramón Celestino Velásquez.
02.12.2025, 19:14
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Against the backdrop of escalating tensions with Venezuela, US President Donald Trump had said at the weekend that the airspace over the country should be considered closed. The Foreign Ministry in Caracas then declared that Washington had unilaterally decided not to allow any further deportation flights with migrants to take off.
Trump has been toughening his tone and approach towards the South American country for weeks. Among other things, the USA deployed the world's largest aircraft carrier "USS Gerald R. Ford" to the Caribbean along with other warships. Washington justifies the deployment with the fight against drug smugglers. Observers speculate that an attack on targets in Venezuela could be imminent. It is also suspected that the US government could be seeking a change of power in Caracas.
Airlines suspended connections
Numerous international airlines had recently temporarily suspended their flights to Venezuela after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) called for extra caution due to increased military activity and security concerns.
According to Venezuela, a total of almost 14,000 migrants have been repatriated on 75 flights on a weekly basis since March - even amid tensions with Washington. Most recently, a flight from the US state of Arizona landed on Friday with 136 returnees, local media reported.
