US Deports 147 Venezuelan Immigrants After Quake Pause
Summary
The United States has deported 147 Venezuelan immigrants for the first time since two powerful June earthquakes halted flights. The deportees were sent to General Jose Antonio Anzoategui International Airport as Venezuela continues to recover from massive human and infrastructure losses.
Key Points
- The United States deported 147 Venezuelan immigrants after temporarily pausing flights because of the June earthquakes in Venezuela.
- A plane from Miami landed at General Jose Antonio Anzoategui International Airport in Anzoategui state.
- The Trump administration had previously been sending back hundreds of Venezuelans every week before the earthquakes.
- More than 6,000 people died and widespread destruction to homes and infrastructure deepened Venezuela's economic crisis.
