Venezuela has agreed to restart deportation flights from the United States following pressure from the Trump administration, according to Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions.

August 26, 2020; Washington, D.C., USA; (Editors Note: Screen grab from Republican National Convention video stream) Former acting Director of National Intelligence and current RNC advisor Richard Grenell, speaks during the Republican National Convention at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Mandatory Credit: Republican National Convention via USA TODAY NETWORK

Grenell announced the development on Thursday, confirming that flights carrying Venezuelan nationals who entered the U.S. illegally would resume.

“I am pleased to announce that Venezuela has agreed to resume flights to pick up their citizens who broke U.S. Immigration Laws and entered the U.S. illegally,” Grenell posted on X.

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The agreement had previously stalled after President Trump revoked a key license that allowed Chevron to operate in Venezuela.

The decision was part of broader efforts to hold Nicolás Maduro’s regime accountable and reverse concessions made by the Biden administration.

“We are hereby reversing the concessions that Crooked Joe Biden gave to Nicolás Maduro, of Venezuela, on the oil transaction agreement,” Trump announced on Truth Social last month.

Trump criticized the Venezuelan government for failing to follow through on prior agreements to take back criminals deported from the U.S.

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“The regime has not been transporting the violent criminals that they sent into our Country (the Good Ole’ U.S.A.) back to Venezuela at the rapid pace that they had agreed to,” Trump stated.

“I am therefore ordering that the ineffective and unmet Biden ‘Concession Agreement’ be terminated as of the March 1st option to renew.”

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Following the administration’s decision to revoke the agreement, Venezuela has now agreed to resume deportation flights.

According to Grenell, the flights are set to begin again on Friday.

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The resumption of these flights marks a significant shift in the handling of illegal immigration from Venezuela, which has been a major concern amid the correction of the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris border crisis.

With deportation flights back in motion, the Trump administration continues its push to enforce stricter immigration policies and ensure foreign governments take responsibility for their nationals who enter the U.S. illegally.

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