Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Last week, Venezuela received three new groups of repatriated nationals from the US under the Return to the Homeland Plan. There has been a steady rise in returnees since the resumption of flights earlier this year. The flights, which landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, La Guaira, come as the nation continues to navigate the aftermath of the January 3 US military attacks.
Recent flight data and statistics
Since the start of 2026, 13 repatriation flights have arrived in Venezuela from the US, bringing a total of 2,610 citizens back home. Last week alone, 354 Venezuelans were repatriated in three separate flights. When added to the cumulative figures of the previous year, the total has reached 21,581 repatriated migrants who have escaped wrongful detention and racist persecution in the US…