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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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Three Dead, Five Missing in Indonesia Floods and Landslides

People move a scooter on a cart through a flooded area after some rivers overflowed following heavy rain in Bekasi, a suburb of Jakarta, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Aditya Irawan / AFP)
People move a scooter on a cart through a flooded area after some rivers overflowed following heavy rain in Bekasi, a suburb of Jakarta, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Aditya Irawan / AFP)
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Three Dead, Five Missing in Indonesia Floods and Landslides

People move a scooter on a cart through a flooded area after some rivers overflowed following heavy rain in Bekasi, a suburb of Jakarta, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Aditya Irawan / AFP)
People move a scooter on a cart through a flooded area after some rivers overflowed following heavy rain in Bekasi, a suburb of Jakarta, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Aditya Irawan / AFP)

Floods and landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java killed three people and left five more missing after heavy rains inundated two dozen towns, an official said Friday.

Torrential rains this week hit the capital Jakarta and its surrounding cities, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and authorities to use weather modification technology, AFP reported.

But the bad weather carried on in neighboring West Java province Thursday, hitting most parts of its Sukabumi district, damaging houses and flooding hundreds of public facilities including schools and hospitals.

At least three people, including a child, were found dead, and five people in two separate districts were still missing, according to the local disaster agency.

"The disaster was caused by extreme weather and torrential rain with high intensity that lasted for a long time," agency spokesperson Andrie Setiawan told AFP.

At least 24 towns in the district were affected by flooding and landslides, he said, adding more than 200 people had to evacuate to higher ground.

Indonesia is prone to landslides during the rainy season, typically between November and April.

Climate change has also increased the intensity of storms, leading to heavier rains, flash floods and stronger gusts.

In January, at least 25 people died after floods and landslides hit a town in Central Java.

Around 70 people died in May last year after heavy rains caused flash floods in West Sumatra, pushing a mixture of ash, sand and pebbles from the eruption of Mount Marapi into residential areas.