WorldJanuary 24, 2026

When Deportation Flights Resume: Venezuela and the United States

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Key Vocabulary

deport/dɪˈpɔːrt/

to send someone back to their home country

"The country will deport people without legal papers."

flight/flaɪt/

a trip in an airplane

"The flight landed at night."

airport/ˈɛərpɔːrt/

a place where airplanes take off and land

"We waited at the airport."

Listening

When Deportation Flights Resume: Venezuela and the United States

Venezuela is accepting deportation flights from the United States again. A plane carrying 199 people landed at Maiquetía International Airport near Caracas on March 24, 2025. Venezuela agreed to resume flights on March 23, 2025.

The flights had stopped on March 8 after a dispute over U.S. actions. Many of the people on the plane were men who had been in U.S. detention. The restart shows that governments can make fast decisions about migration and travel. More flights are expected in the next weeks.

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Quiz

1. Where did the plane land?

2. How many people were on the reported flight?

3. When did the flights stop earlier in March?

Reading Practice

Read the article from the Listening section aloud. Your AI teacher will give you pronunciation feedback.

Discussion

Do you worry when people travel back to their home country? Why or why not?

Have you ever seen a large group leave a country by plane? What did you notice?

What do you think of government decisions that change quickly during a crisis?