The Trump administration is set to resume deportation flights to Venezuela, marking a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy.
They can’t dump their criminals here any longer.
At a Glance
- Deportation flights to Venezuela will begin within the next 30 days
- The move follows a new accord between the Trump administration and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
- The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Venezuelan migrants is being terminated
- An estimated 350,000 Venezuelans will lose work permits and deportation protections
- The policy targets members of gangs like the Tren de Aragua
Trump Administration’s New Accord with Venezuela
In a decisive move to address illegal immigration, the Trump administration has reached an agreement with Venezuela to resume deportation flights. This development comes after successful negotiations between U.S. envoy Richard Grenell and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, effectively lifting restrictions that had previously halted such flights due to Biden administration sanctions.
Yes, Biden didn’t want illegals to be deported there.
The accord represents a strategic victory for the Trump administration in its efforts to implement stricter immigration policies.
“Deportation flights to Venezuela will begin ‘within the next 30 days’,” Tom Homan, President Trump’s Border Czar, confirmed.
❗️🇺🇲⚔️🇻🇪 – U.S. President Donald J. Trump has confirmed that he dispatched his special envoy, Richard Grenell, to meet with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Trump has previously referred to Maduro as a "dictator" who has severely mistreated the people of Venezuela. During… pic.twitter.com/UdCCjkG3ob
— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) January 31, 2025
Isn’t it nice to have a Border Czar who is actually proactive and knows what to do?
End of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans
Concurrent with the resumption of deportation flights, the Trump administration is taking steps to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Venezuelan migrants in the United States. This decision, announced by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, will affect hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans currently residing in the country.
“The Trump administration is “reasonably confident” the flights will commence “early next week,” a senior ICE official told the New York Post.
Secretary Noem revoked one of two TPS designations for Venezuela, citing that continuing such protections would be “contrary to the national interest.” The decision means an estimated 350,000 Venezuelans will lose their work permits and deportation protections two months after the official publication of this decision.
The Trump administration’s deportation efforts are particularly focused on members of criminal organizations, such as the Tren de Aragua gang. Nearly 200 arrests of gang members have already been made as part of this initiative. Some of these individuals are reportedly being held at Guantanamo Bay while awaiting deportation flights to Venezuela.
Trump is doing even more than he did in his last administration to solve this crisis.
