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Chicago Sun-Times
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Mark Stevenson | Associated Press

Biden administration is resuming deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants as arrivals grow

Antony Blinken Joe Biden United States Venezuela Alicia Bárcena López Obrador Mexico Alejandro Mayorkas Panama Trafficking
Migrants heading north line up to take a boat in Bajo Chiquito, Darien province in Panama on Thursday. About 10,000 migrant encounters were registered at the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday. More than 17,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since August of 2022. (Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY — The Biden administration will resume deporting Venezuelan migrants, the largest single group encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border last month, back to their economically troubled country as their arrivals continue to grow.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, speaking in Mexico City on Thursday, cited the new measure as one of the “strict consequences” the Biden administration is pairing with the expansion of legal pathways for asylum-seekers.

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