Dozens of deported illegal migrants — including some suspected Tren de Aragua gangbangers — grinned and waved proudly as they landed in their native Venezuela early Monday after

The first flight carrying Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States is on its way to Venezuela, after the two governments reached an agreement to resume repatriation flights.

Venezuela is again accepting repatriation flights from the United States with the first deported migrants arriving in the country on Monday. Video from CNN showed nearly 200 deportees landing at

In a notable development, a group of 199 Venezuelan immigrants were flown from the U.S. to Honduras before being sent back to Venezuela. This occurred soon after a Venezuelan government official announced its willingness to accept deportees from the U.

Over the past month, Venezuela has accepted about 350 deportees, including about 180 detained at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for 16 days.

The Venezuelan government’s willingness to once again accept repatriation flights comes after condemning the Trump Administration’s recent use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador.

Deportation flights carrying Venezuelan migrants resumed on Sunday after the Trump administration struck a deal with Nicholás Maduro following a weeks-long standoff between the two countries.

The deportation of Venezuelans to El Salvador's feared Cecot prison was followed by a warning posted on X by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week that Venezuela would face "severe and escalating" sanctions if it refused to accept its citizens deported from the US.

US President Donald Trump announced Monday that any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela will be hit with 25 percent tariffs across the board. The Trump administration earlier this month