Venezuela, US Resume Deportation Flights Amid Tensions

Venezuela and the US have reached an agreement to resume deportation flights of Venezuelan nationals from the US after a stand-off caused by the suspension of Chevron's oil export license from Venezuela. President Nicolás Maduro had halted these flights, accusing the US government of 'kidnapping' deportees and sending them to El Salvador, where they were allegedly detained in high-security prisons. The US claims these deportees include members of the Tren de Aragua gang, designated as a terrorist organization. Maduro has criticized El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele for allegedly holding Venezuelans without cause and called for their release. The resumption of flights is part of Venezuela’s plan to safeguard the human rights of its nationals and ensure their return. The US, meanwhile, continues to defend the deportations as necessary for national security.