Venezuelans deported from the United States arrive at Maiquetía International Airport in La Guaira, Venezuela, near Caracas, on March 28, 2025. Photo: Ministry of Interior, Justice, and Peace.
Guacamaya, March 30, 2025. For the first time since 2023, a direct deportation flight from the United States has arrived in Venezuela. The flight was operated by a private charter commissioned by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Until now, repatriation flights coordinated between the governments of Nicolás Maduro and Donald Trump had been carried out using the Venezuelan state-owned airline Conviasa, with stopovers in Honduras.
However, according to information obtained by Guacamaya, both governments have reportedly agreed to use ICE resources to increase the pace of deportations.
Jorge Rodríguez, Caracas’ representative for dialogue with Washington, announced via Instagram that the repatriation of 229 Venezuelan citizens from the U.S. had been arranged.
Eastern Airlines Flight 8252 departed from Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday morning and arrived at Maiquetía International Airport at 2 p.m.
