Trump envoy arrives in Venezuela to meet Maduro about deportation flights
Al Jazeera
Despite tense relations, Maduro government has suggested it could coordinate with Trump on immigration enforcement.
Richard Grenell, an envoy for United States President Donald Trump, has arrived in Venezuela to meet with the country’s president and discuss possible coordination on Trump’s mass deportation push.
At a White House news briefing on Friday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt explained that Grenell left for Venezuela with two “immediate directives” from Trump.
“Number one, Rick Grenell has been instructed to identify a place and ensure that repatriation flights of Tren de Aragua members, of Venezuelan nationals who have broken our nation’s laws, will land in Venezuela,” she said.
“Number two, Rick Grenell is in Venezuela to ensure that all US detainees in Venezuela are returned home.”
The White House clarified, however, that the visit should not be seen as the US accepting the legitimacy of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s third term.
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