A group of 286 Venezuelans returned to the country on Wednesday In a deportation flight from the United States, the Ministry of Interior and Justice reported.
“They return to their homeland to meet their families and contribute to the development of the country,” said the agency through his Instagram account, in which he also shared images of the reception.
In the same publication, the Ministry stressed that the Government of Nicolás Maduro “will continue in a continuous, sustained and humanitarian effort” to “facilitate the return of all Venezuelans outside the country.”
The message comes in the midst of diplomatic tensions with Washington, which maintains a military deployment in the Caribbean under the argument of fighting drug trafficking.
According to the official program Great Mission Return to the Homelandwhich promotes the voluntary return of migrants, on Wednesday’s flight 250 men, 30 women, 3 girls and 3 boys arrived.
This adds to Friday, when another plane transferred 319 nationals from US territory.
With these trips, the number of repatriated Venezuelans so far this year exceeds 10,000, distributed in 64 flights, according to official data.
At a press conference on Monday reviewed by EFE, Nicolás Maduro denounced that more than 70 Venezuelan children remain “kidnapped” by the United States immigration and customs control service (ICE). According to the president, Washington keeps minors separated from their deported parents.
