Venezuela is set to restart accepting deportation flights from the United States, a reversal from President Nicholas Maduro’s suspension of these flights earlier in the month.

Jorge Rodríguez, the president’s representative and lead negotiator with the U.S., announced the policy shift on Saturday.

“We’ve reached an agreement with the U.S. government to resume repatriating Venezuelan migrants, with the first flight scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday,” Rodriguez stated.

He further noted that the agreement with the U.S. ensures the “safe return of our citizens to their country, respecting their human rights.”

Rodriguez mentioned the deportation of some Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in his statement. The Trump administration previously sent some Venezuelan members of the Tren de Aragua gang to El Salvador.

“Migration is not a crime, and we will continue working to ensure the return of all who need it and to rescue our brothers held in El Salvador,” Rodríguez said.

referred to the Venezuelans detained in El Salvador as “kidnapped” on Saturday.

Recently, around 350 individuals were deported to Venezuela, including approximately 180 who were held for up to 16 days at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The Trump administration alleged that the Venezuelans sent to Guantanamo are members of

Venezuela was a close oil-trading partner with the U.S. until Maduro’s leftist government gained power after the 1998 and 2000 elections under Hugo Chavez, leading to foreign policy complications.

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