Trump envoy meets with Venezuelan President Maduro to discuss deportations

Published January 31, 2025 4:33pm ET



President Donald Trump is sending an envoy to meet with the Venezuelan head of state, seeking to establish coordination on the mass deportation of illegal immigrants.

Trump-appointed liaison Richard Grenell arrived in Venezuela on Friday afternoon to meet with President Nicolas Maduro ahead of a planned repatriation campaign targeting illegal migrants convicted of violent crimes.

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