Biden Administration Will Resume Direct Deportations to Venezuela
Venezuelan migrants are escorted by Mexican immigration agents after being expelled from the United States on January 09 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
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The Biden Administration will resume flights deporting migrants who enter the US illegally back to Venezuela, after officials in Caracas agreed to begin accepting their citizens, senior administration officials said.
The change takes effect immediately, and comes as the White House has been under intense pressure - including from Democratic governors and mayors - to address a migration crisis that has been fueled by political instability across Central and South America.