Venezuela has agreed to accept illegal immigrants from the U.S. and pay for the return transport of their nationals, President Donald Trump said Saturday.
"It is so good to have the Venezuela Hostages back home and, very important to note, that Venezuela has agreed to receive, back into their Country, all Venezuela illegal aliens who were encamped in the U.S., including gang members of Tren de Aragua," Trump said in a Truth Social post.
"Venezuela has further agreed to supply the transportation back. We are in the process of removing record numbers of illegal aliens from all Countries, and all Countries have agreed to accept these illegal aliens back. Furthermore, record numbers of criminals are being removed from our Country, and the Border numbers are the strongest they have been since the First Term of the Trump Administration!"
The report comes a day after Richard Grenell, Trump's envoy for special missions, said he was flying home from Venezuela with six American detainees after meeting with the country's president.
"Just been informed that we are bringing six hostages home from Venezuela," Trump said on social media. "Thank you to Ric Grenell and my entire staff. Great job!"
The visit by Grenell came as a shock to many Venezuelans who hoped that Trump would continue the "maximum pressure" campaign he pursued against President Nicolás Maduro during his first term.
Grenell's hourslong trip to Venezuela, according to the White House, was focused on Trump's efforts to deport Venezuelans back to their home country, which currently does not accept them, and on the release of the detained Americans.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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