Venezuela reaches deal to accept deported migrants from U.S.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro had suspended flights on March 8, after the U.S. Treasury Department announced the withdrawal of Chevron's license to export Venezuelan oil.

CBS News - 2d

Venezuela reaches agreement with US to resume deportations

The Trump administration has reached an agreement with the government of Venezuela that will allow the United States to resume deportations flights of Venezuelan migrants who are in the country ...

NBC News - 2d

Venezuelan immigrants deported from US to Venezuela via Honduras

In apparent deal between three countries, Venezuelan official said country would resume accepting US deportees. A group of Venezuelan immigrants have been deported from the US to Honduras and ...

The Guardian - 1d

Venezuela accepts migrant flight with Tren de Aragua members: US

The arrival came after the U.S. government reached an agreement with President Nicolás Maduro, who suspended repatriation flights earlier this month.

The Hill - 1d

Venezuela Says It Will Resume Accepting U.S. Deportation Flights

The Venezuelan government attributed a willingness to receive the flights to the plight of Venezuelan migrants sent to notorious prisons in El Salvador with little to no due process.

The New York Times - 3d

Venezuela Accepts Flight Carrying Deportees From U.S. for First Time in Weeks

The Department of Homeland Security said that a deportation flight to Venezuela carrying 199 people had landed.

The New York Times - 1d

Venezuela to resume repatriation of migrants after deal with US

U.S. Treasury Department withdrew Chevron’s license to export Venezuelan oil.

ABC News - 2d

They crossed the world to reach the US. Now deported under Trump, they're stuck in Panama

Over the past week, Panama's government has released dozens of migrants from around the world who were deported from the U.S. The migrants fled conflict, religious persecution, poverty and ...

ABC News - Mar. 12

Trump administration to end legal status of 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela

The Trump administration is ending legal status for more than 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, according to a notice posted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ...

The Hill - 1d

What is the 1798 law that Trump used to deport migrants?

The wartime Alien Enemies Act has been controversially used to deport Venezuelans to a mega-jail in El Salvador.

BBC News - Mar. 17

Judge: US treated Nazis better than Venezuelan migrants who were deported

A US appeals judge questioned the government's power to deport Venezuelan migrants without due process.

BBC News - 1d

Migrants held at Guantanamo returned to US, reports say

It is unclear why the migrants have been removed from the US military base.

BBC News - Mar. 13

Venezuelan migrant dreams of US national amputee soccer stardom

Juan Carlos Vargas lost a leg in a road accident but that did not stop him from undertaking a perilous journey from his native Venezuela to the United States.Some lost a leg in traffic accidents, ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

U.S. to revoke legal status of more than a half-million migrants

A total of 532,000 migrants from from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela entered the U.S. under the CHNV policy.

CBS News - 2d

Live updates: Homan on migrant flights; Sanders acknowledges Trump’s efforts on border, fentanyl

President Trump is dealing with backlash from Democrats in Congress, activists and judges as he ramps up deportations of migrants from the U.S. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg recently imposed a ...

The Hill - 2d

Judge won't lift block on Trump use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans

U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg declined to lift a restraining order barring the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, determining migrants are ...

The Hill - 1d

Legal showdown over Trump’s deportation of alleged migrant gang members

In a federal appeals court, the Trump administration defended the president’s move to deport alleged migrant gang members, using a law giving him wartime powers. A federal judge recently blocked ...

NBC News - 1d

What is the Alien Enemies Act that Trump plans on using to deport migrants to Guantanamo Bay?

Multiple U.S. officials familiar with President Trump's immigration plans say he will invoke a 227-year-old wartime law to authorize the deportation of some migrants as soon as Friday. This would ...

CBS News - Mar. 13

White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportations

Trump administration used Alien Enemies Act to deport about 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador. US politics live – latest updates The White House has denied allegations that it engaged in ...

The Guardian - Mar. 17

Panama Will Release Migrants From Detention Camp, Challenging Trump’s Deportation Efforts

More than 100 people deported by the United States have been held in a remote camp for weeks. Their release could pose a challenge to President Trump’s deportation efforts.

The New York Times - Mar. 8

Border czar says Trump administration won't defy judge's order on deportation flights

Tom Homan, Trump's "border czar," said the administration wouldn't defy court orders from challenges over its using the Alien Enemies Act to deport undocumented migrants.

ABC News - 2d

DHS ends protected status for over a half-million migrants

The Department of Homeland Security has announced it's revoking the Temporary Protected Status of over half a million migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. This new order applies to ...

NBC News - 3d

In Deportations, Trump Tied Gang to Venezuela’s Government. Intelligence Contradicts Him.

To invoke wartime deportation powers, President Trump asserted that Venezuela’s government controls a gang. U.S. intelligence analysts think that is not true.

The New York Times - 5d

Migrants Deported to Panama by Trump Find Themselves Stranded and in Limbo

Dozens of stranded migrants sleep on mattresses in a school gymnasium. In interviews, 25 deportees from around the world said they were stuck in limbo.

The New York Times - 2d

Trump putting ‘secondary tariff’ on Venezuela

President Trump on Monday announced that Venezuela will be hit with a "secondary tariff," arguing the country has sent migrants that are criminals and gang members into the United States. Beginning ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump administration empties Guantánamo of migrants, flies all back to US

The Trump administration’s plans to detain migrants in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, hit another roadblock this week after all 40 such individuals held there were sent back to the United States, with no ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

Deportees from the US hop embassy-to-embassy in Panama in a desperate scramble to seek asylum

Migrants from Afghanistan, Russia, Iran and China deported from the United States and dropped into limbo in Panama are hopping door-to-door at embassies and consulates desperately seeking asylum in ...

ABC News - 4d

Trump administration briefing: judge incredulous at deportations defense; Doge workers break into building

White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela flights; Elon Musk’s Doge workers break into non-government agency – key US politics stories from Monday at a glance. The Trump ...

The Guardian - Mar. 18

Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from US into limbo following human rights criticism

Panama has released dozens of migrants deported from the United States who were held for weeks in a remote camp on the condition that they would leave the Central American nation in 30 days

ABC News - Mar. 9

US unveils new app for 'self-deportations'

The Trump administration has told migrants to leave voluntarily or face harsher consequences.

BBC News - Mar. 10

Trump blocked from using wartime law for deportations

A judge ordered a 14-day halt on deporting Venezuelans under a Trump order that declared them enemies.

BBC News - Mar. 16

Trump news at a glance: reports of IRS data deal spark fears for undocumented migrant workers

Possible shift in taxpayer data use aligns with more aggressive Trump immigration policies – key US politics stories from Sunday at a glance. The US Internal Revenue Service is reportedly nearing ...

The Guardian - 1d

Judge blocks Trump from using 18th-century wartime act for deportations

Trump had invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelans, but order halted by judge. Alien Enemies Act: what is it and can Trump use it to deport gang members? Donald Trump ...

The Guardian - Mar. 15

ICE Returns All Migrants From Guantánamo to Stateside Facilities

A court filing described strip searches and the use of restraint chairs on some of the 290 migrants the Trump administration has cycled through the base.

The New York Times - Mar. 12

Trump to invoke wartime power from 1798 for Guantanamo deportations

President Trump is planning to invoke a wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as soon as Friday to authorize the summary deportation of some migrants.

CBS News - Mar. 13

Migrant deported in chains: 'No-one will go to US illegally now'

Indian deportee tells BBC about his risky journey and how Trump’s tactics are spreading fear.

BBC News - Mar. 9

Trump clash with courts on Venezuela flights cues concerns of constitutional crisis

The Trump administration’s removal of more than 130 Venezuelans amid a court battle to block their deportation has ignited alarm it may have violated a court order barring its use of the Alien ...

The Hill - Mar. 17

Trump revoking protections for Cubans, Haitians and other migrants

Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who entered the US under a Biden-era programme face deportation.

BBC News - 3d

Judge incredulous in Trump deportation case as administration lawyers argue verbal court order isn’t binding – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage here . White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportations What is the Alien Enemies Act and how is ...

The Guardian - Mar. 18

Venezuela reaches deal to accept deported migrants from U.S.

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