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Trump Says Venezuela Agrees to Receive Illegal Migrants Captured in US

US President Donald Trump returns a salute as he steps from Air Force One upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US President Donald Trump returns a salute as he steps from Air Force One upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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Trump Says Venezuela Agrees to Receive Illegal Migrants Captured in US

US President Donald Trump returns a salute as he steps from Air Force One upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US President Donald Trump returns a salute as he steps from Air Force One upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Venezuela has agreed to receive all Venezuelan illegal migrants captured in the United States and pay for their transport.
"Venezuela has agreed to receive, back into their country, all Venezuela illegal aliens who were encamped in the US, including gang members of Tren de Aragua," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
He said Venezuela has also agreed to provide transportation.
The Venezuelan government did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
US envoy Richard Grenell met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the South American country on Friday. Hours after their meeting, six American hostages were released and returned to the United States from Venezuela, Reuters reported.
The announcement of Venezuela's decision to accept the return of its citizens who were illegally in the United States comes one week after Trump threatened to impose tariffs and sanctions after Colombia refused to accept military flights carrying deportees. Colombia reversed its course and agreed to accept migrants following the threats.
"We are in the process of removing record numbers of illegal aliens from all countries," said Trump, who vowed to crack down on illegal immigration in his 2024 presidential campaign.
Trump, a Republican, issued an array of executive orders to crack down on illegal immigration after taking office on Jan. 20, including actions aimed at deporting record numbers of migrants in the US without legal status.

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US Authorities Arrest Palestinian Student Protester at Columbia University

FILE PHOTO: Students at Columbia University paint a response to a message written by Palestinians in Rafah thanking students for their support as they continue to maintain a protest encampment on campus in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US, April 28, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Students at Columbia University paint a response to a message written by Palestinians in Rafah thanking students for their support as they continue to maintain a protest encampment on campus in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US, April 28, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
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US Authorities Arrest Palestinian Student Protester at Columbia University

FILE PHOTO: Students at Columbia University paint a response to a message written by Palestinians in Rafah thanking students for their support as they continue to maintain a protest encampment on campus in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US, April 28, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Students at Columbia University paint a response to a message written by Palestinians in Rafah thanking students for their support as they continue to maintain a protest encampment on campus in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US, April 28, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo

Agents from US President Donald Trump's administration arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in last year's pro-Palestinian protests at New York's Columbia University, four fellow students said on Sunday.
The student, Mahmoud Khalil at the university's School of International and Public Affairs, was arrested by US Department of Homeland Security agents at his university residence on Saturday, said undergraduate student Maryam Alwan and three other students who asked not to be identified, citing fears of reprisals.
Khalil has been one of the negotiators with school administrators on behalf of the pro-Palestinian student protesters, who set up a tent encampment on a Columbia lawn last year, Reuters reported.
Khalil's detention appears to be one of the first efforts by Trump, a Republican who returned to the White House in January, to fulfill his promise to seek the deportation of some foreign students involved in the pro-Palestinian protest movement. The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and subsequent Israeli assault on Gaza led to months of pro-Palestinian protests that roiled US college campuses.
A spokesperson for Columbia said the school was barred by law from sharing information about individual students.
Spokespeople for the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State, which oversees the country's visa system, did not respond to questions.
In an interview with Reuters a few hours before his arrest on Saturday, Khalil said he was concerned that he was being targeted by the government and some conservative pro-Israel groups for speaking to the media.
The Trump administration on Friday said it had canceled government contracts and grants awarded to Columbia University worth about $400 million. The government said the cuts and the student deportation efforts are because of antisemitic harassment at and near Columbia's Manhattan campus.

Agents from US President Donald Trump's administration arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in last year's pro-Palestinian protests at New York's Columbia University, four fellow students said on Sunday.
The student, Mahmoud Khalil at the university's School of International and Public Affairs, was arrested by US Department of Homeland Security agents at his university residence on Saturday, said undergraduate student Maryam Alwan and three other students who asked not to be identified, citing fears of reprisals.
Khalil has been one of the negotiators with school administrators on behalf of the pro-Palestinian student protesters, who set up a tent encampment on a Columbia lawn last year, Reuters reported.
Khalil's detention appears to be one of the first efforts by Trump, a Republican who returned to the White House in January, to fulfill his promise to seek the deportation of some foreign students involved in the pro-Palestinian protest movement. The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and subsequent Israeli assault on Gaza led to months of pro-Palestinian protests that roiled US college campuses.
A spokesperson for Columbia said the school was barred by law from sharing information about individual students.
Spokespeople for the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State, which oversees the country's visa system, did not respond to questions.
In an interview with Reuters a few hours before his arrest on Saturday, Khalil said he was concerned that he was being targeted by the government and some conservative pro-Israel groups for speaking to the media.
The Trump administration on Friday said it had canceled government contracts and grants awarded to Columbia University worth about $400 million. The government said the cuts and the student deportation efforts are because of antisemitic harassment at and near Columbia's Manhattan campus.