Venezuela confirmed that US deportation flights will continue as scheduled, reversing earlier claims of their halt. This follows a formal request from the Trump administration to maintain the twice-weekly repatriation flights.

A plane from the United States carrying 266 Venezuelan migrants landed in Venezuela on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said.

Venezuela halts deportation flights as Trump escalates military pressure on Maduro government, ending key cooperation between Washington and Caracas.

Maduro has urged Venezuelans to defend against imperialist attacks as daily life continues amid rising tensions. Venezuela’s military have carried out exercises along its coastal regions. Trump has declared Venezuelan airspace should be closed,