Mexico, Venezuela Restart Repatriation Flights to Help Curb Migration to US

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Sunday, December 31, 2023 03:44:53 PM UTC

Migrants camp outside the Church of Santa Cruz y La Soledad in Mexico City, Dec. 26, 2023.

Mexico and Venezuela announced Saturday that they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico, the latest move by countries in the region to take on a flood of people traveling north to the United States.

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