The interior minister stated that the deportee is affiliated with a gang from Trujillo state known as ‘El Cagon,’ without providing further details about the individual’s identity.<\/p>\n
\n Venezuelan officials announced the arrival on Sunday of a fresh batch of 175 expellees from the U.S., which included a notorious gang leader \u2014 this being the initial instance where Caracas acknowledged that a convict was part of such returnees.\n<\/p>\n
\n US President
\n Donald Trump
\n Since taking office in January, they have initiated a stringent approach towards immigrants, resulting in the deportation of numerous individuals to Latin American countries. These people have been labeled as “criminals” by their government.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cFor the first time, during these trips… an individual of significance has arrived who is wanted by the Venezuelan judicial system,\u201d stated Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello.\n<\/p>\n
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\n The minister also stated that the individual \u201cdoes not come from Tren de Aragua,\u201d alluding to the Venezuelan gang which Washington has labeled as a \u201cforeign terrorist organization\u201d and alleges that numerous deported Venezuelan migrants are affiliated with this group.\n<\/p>\n
\n Cabello welcomed the migrants at the Maiquetia International Airport, which serves Caracas.\n<\/p>\n
\n “He is associated with a gang from Trujillo state, known as ‘El Cagon,’ ” Cabello said, without providing additional information about the criminal’s identity.\n<\/p>\n
\n Cabello mentioned that regarding the migrants received by
\n Venezuela
\n So far, none have been part of Tren de Aragua.\n<\/p>\n
\n In 2019, Venezuela and the United States severed their diplomatic ties, but they reconciled in January to discuss arrangements for deportation flights.\n<\/p>\n
\n The collaboration was halted for a month following Washington\u2019s crackdown on Venezuela’s oil industry, but services restarted just last week.\n<\/p>\n
\n The flight that arrived on Sunday was the third to land since operations resumed.\n<\/p>\n
\n Altogether, 918 individuals have reached Venezuela following their deportation from the United States. Additionally, 553 migrants have come back from elsewhere.
\n Mexico
\n , though it remained uncertain if they had been initially deported from US territory.\n<\/p>\n
\n On Saturday, Venezuela\u2019s President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro stated that the U.S. had deported 324 Venezuelan immigrants to a high-security prison.
\n El Salvador
\n , noting that an official list had not been supplied.\n<\/p>\n
\n According to the
\n United Nations
\n Nearly eight million Venezuelans have departed their nation due to an economic crisis that started showing signs of improvement in 2021.\n<\/p>\n
\n The authorities assert that over 1.2 million individuals have come back.\n<\/p>\n
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