{"id":1458788,"date":"2024-02-22T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T00:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1458788"},"modified":"2024-02-22T19:25:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T00:25:00","slug":"venezuela-blocks-flights-carrying-deported-migrants-from-us-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/venezuela-blocks-flights-carrying-deported-migrants-from-us-mexico\/1458788\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela Blocks Flights Carrying Deported Migrants From US, Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

Venezuela Blocks Flights Carrying Deported Migrants From US, Mexico<\/span><\/p>\n

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Venezuela has blocked flights of migrants deported from the United States and Mexico<\/strong>, undermining one of the few policies the Biden administration had recently embraced to deal with record levels of illegal immigration, according to the Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>, citing people familiar with the measures.<\/p>\n

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The ‘almost weekly’ flights from the US to Veneuela were halted in late January according to US officials, marking the longest pause in repatriation since the two countries announced a landmark deal to restart deportations in October – after roughly 1,800 Venezuelans were returned home on 15 flights. As the Journal<\/em> notes, this is but a fraction of the nearly 500,000 Venezuelans detained at the southern US border over the past two years. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In short, the move gets in the way of the Biden administration pretending they’ve been taking action, and now gives them something to blame.<\/p>\n

The flights to Venezuela were intended to send a signal to migrants that they would face significant deportation risks<\/a> if they crossed the border illegally<\/strong>, potentially easing some of the pressure on President Biden, whose poll ratings are suffering ahead of November\u2019s presidential election because of the immigration issue. A similar measure was effective in curtailing a surge of Haitian migrants aiming to sneak into the U.S. last year.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Biden administration officials say that the U.S. government has other mechanisms to deport migrants back to Venezuela, including commercial flights. -WSJ<\/em><\/p>\n

According to the US Department of Homeland Security – which is suddenly talking tough on immigration ahead of the November election after presiding over the largest illegal migration in US history, they’ll still ‘do their job.’<\/strong><\/p>\n

“If Venezuelan migrants do not avail themselves of lawful pathways, they are subject to removal” to places like Mexico, said a spokeswoman.<\/p>\n

One person familiar with the measures noted that there are no direct commercial flights between the two countries, while Mexican authorities refuse to deport Venezuelans on commercial flights.<\/p>\n

According to Tom Cartright, who tracks deportation flight data for US immigration advocacy group Witness at the Border, if there are no government-run deportation flights back to Venezuela, “it stands out that there\u2019s no ability to deport Venezuelans back to Venezuela.” (duh!)<\/p>\n

In January, Venezuela said that it would stop accepting deportees from the US<\/strong> after the Biden administration reimposed limited economic sanctions against Caracas over alleged failures to adhere to loose pledges to restore democratic order and move towards ‘fair’ presidential elections.<\/p>\n

The move leaves the US more dependent on Mexico and Panama enforcing migration – <\/strong>as both countries have a constant flood of Venezuelans, Guatemalans and others on their northward trek for Biden Bucks.<\/p>\n

And with Mexico unable to deport detailed Venezuelans, authorities have been flying them to southern Mexico to try again. <\/strong><\/p>\n

An estimated 7.7 million Venezuelans have left the country since President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro took office in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 02\/22\/2024 – 14:25<\/span><\/p>\n

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