Thursday's 300-person repatriation flight marks one of the largest deportations of Venezuelan nationals as the U.S. enforces tighter border policies.
Many of the deportees shared their experiences, highlighting the challenges they faced during their journey and detention.
This particular group included men, women, and children, including babies and elderly.
The deportations come after a federal judge attempted to block the Trump administration from continuing deportations.
On Monday, the Trump administration told chief U.S. District judge James Boasberg that it did not recall deportation flights of hundreds of suspected Venezuelan gang members over the weekend despite Boasberg's instructions because that was not expressly included in the formal written order issued afterwards.
Trump's administration said that even if Boasberg had included that instruction in his formal order, his authority to compel the planes to return disappeared the moment the planes entered international airspace.
The White House said that the judge did not have the authority to order the administration to halt deportations.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dubbed Boasberg a ‘Democrat activist’.
This week's deportations to Venezuela fall in line with Border Czar Tom Homan's stricter immigration crackdowns.
VENEZUELA 🇻🇪 Over 300 Venezuelan illegal migrants who were deported from the United States arrive in Caracas.
— Toria Brooke ☘️ (@realtoriabrooke) March 20, 2025
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This week, Homan told Laura Ingraham on her Fox News show The Ingraham Angle:
WATCH — Border Czar @RealTomHoman said:
— Live From America TV (@LFATVUS) March 20, 2025
"We're going to keep arresting, we're going to keep detaining, we're going to keep removing." pic.twitter.com/IK3EYRvflP
"We're going to keep arresting, we're going to keep detaining, we're going to keep removing."
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