Trump: Venezuela Agreed to Repatriate Its Illegal Migrants from the U.S.

On Saturday, February 1, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, announced that Venezuela had agreed to repatriate all of its illegal migrants in the United States and cover their transportation costs. Trump wrote on the social media platform 'Truth Social' that members of the criminal gang 'Tren de Aragua' are among those who will be returned to Venezuela. As of the time of this report, the Venezuelan government had not reacted to the U.S. President's statement. Richard Grenell, Trump's special envoy, met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday, January 31. Hours after this meeting, six American hostages were freed from Venezuela and returned to the U.S. The news of Venezuela's agreement to accept its illegal migrants in the United States was announced a week after Trump threatened Colombia with tariffs if the country refused to accept Colombian illegal migrants in the U.S. Initially, Colombia had stated it opposed transferring them via military aircraft, but following the U.S. President's threat, it reversed its decision. In another part of his statement on Saturday, Trump said the United States is expelling an unprecedented number of illegal migrants from all countries. During the presidential campaign, he repeatedly promised to crack down on illegal migrants in the U.S. After returning to the White House, Trump began to address illegal migrants and expel them from U.S. territory by signing a series of executive orders. The deployment of 1,500 additional U.S. troops to the Mexican border to prevent the entry of illegal migrants was also mentioned. Trump stated that the 'worst' illegal migrants would be sent to Guantanamo. He turned the immigration measure 'Liken Riley' into law. Following Trump's threat, Colombia agreed to accept illegal migrants expelled from the U.S. Hooman stated that the success of the 'illegal migrant expulsion plan' requires funding.