The flights, which left Fort Bliss in Texas, represent a significant victory for President Trump, who has vowed to carry out sweeping deportations.

By Marco Cacciati The Venezuelan government has launched state-operated flights to repatriate citizens deported from the United States, ushering in a new era in relations between the two nations. Two Embraer 190 aircraft from flag carrier Conviasa,

The undocumented Venezuelans were on their way home, a foreign ministry statement said Monday, after President Nicolas Maduro agreed with a visiting Trump envoy to accept the return of the deported migrants and offered to provide the transport.