Venezuela to bring home jailed migrants from El Salvador: source

Trump Administration Touts Deportation Record, Sending Victims to El Salvador Prison

U.S. President Donald Trump’s government has highlighted its deportation strategy, sending a group of migrants to a notorious high‑security jail in El Salvador.

Repatriation to Venezuela Planned

Sources close to the operation said a flight is scheduled to return the deportees to Venezuela after they were placed in a prison governed by a deal with the Trump administration.

Key Details:

• Flight originates from El Salvador, specifically CECOT, a facility built by President Nayib Bukele to detain gang members.
• Venezuelan authorities have not released the number of migrants involved.
• Over 250 Venezuelans were expelled to El Salvador under accusations of belonging to the Tren de Aragua criminal gang—charges denied by families and lawyers.

Financial Agreement with El Salvador

Washington agreed to provide millions of dollars to President Bukele’s administration to hold the migrants in CECOT, reinforcing the partnership that underpins the deportation effort.

Human Interest Highlight

Mercedes Yamarte, mother of one of the deportees, expressed elation: “I can’t contain my happiness.”

Additional Repatriation Instances

Earlier Friday, a group of Venezuelans—including seven children separated from their parents—arrived at Maiquetía International Airport in Caracas after being repatriated from the United States, according to the government.