Trump says that Venezuela agreed to receive irregular migrants captured in the US

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said this Saturday that Venezuela agreed to receive all Venezuelan irregular migrants, including members of the band of Aragua, captured in the United States.

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said this Saturday that Venezuela agreed to receive all Venezuelan irregular immigrants captured in the United States and pay their transport.

“Venezuela has agreed to receive, back to their country, all Venezuelan illegal foreigners who camped in the United States, including members of Aragua's train gang In the social truth.

“We are in the process of expelling a record number of illegal immigrants from all countries,” said Trump, who promised to end illegal immigration in his 2024 presidential campaign.

Trump issued a series of executive orders for end with irregular immigration After assuming the position on January 20, including actions aimed at deporting a record number of immigrants in the United States without legal status

On Friday, the special envoy Richard Grenelll met with the ruler Nicolás Maduro to address migratory issues and when he returned to his country he did it with Six Americans They were imprisoned in Venezuela.

Grenelll said in his X account, showing a photograph with them: “We are returning home with these 6 American citizens. They just talked to @realdonaldtrump and couldn't stop thanking him. ”

According to a statement from the Venezuela authorities, the Grenell and Maduro meeting “was held within the framework of mutual respect”, and issues on “Migration, negative impact of economic sanctions against Venezuela, American citizens, which involved crimes in crimes were addressed in national territory and integrity of the Venezuelan political system ”.

“The need to turn relations was also ratified,” said the text in which the Government ratified its willingness to maintain open diplomatic channels with the United States, “in the defense of the irrevocable rights and interests of the Venezuelan people ”

Later, Maduro said that at the meeting “there are issues where we have reached first agreements”, although he did not give details.

“Between the United States and Venezuela there must be peace (…) President Donald Trump we have taken a first step, hopefully we can sustain, we want to hold it,” he added.

(With Reuters information)