United States Resumes Deportation Flights to Earthquake-Ravaged Venezuela
The United States sent a repatriation flight carrying 147 Venezuelan migrants to Barcelona, Anzoátegui, on August 5, 2026. This marks the first deportation since back-to-back 7.0 magnitude earthquakes devastated Venezuela in June, killing over 6,000 people. The Trump administration had paused flights due to the humanitarian disaster but resumed the program this week. Venezuelan officials welcomed the returnees, despite ongoing political instability and the significant damage still affecting the country's infrastructure.