A flight from the Great Return to the Homeland Mission arrived in Venezuela this Wednesday, September 17, with 185 citizens repatriated from the city of Harlingen, located in Cameron County, Texas.

The aircraft landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, La Guaira state, with 164 men, 16 women, and five minors (four boys and one girl) on board. They were received following all the necessary protocols for their entry into the nation.

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These children, who had been separated from their families as a result of arbitrary detentions, raids, and express deportations ordered by the White House, were received by their mothers, with whom they were reunited in a moment filled with emotion and hope. According to the official statement, the group was received by a multidisciplinary team in charge of providing comprehensive care.

The program’s president, Camila Fabri, celebrated the return of the minors, however, she specified that although nine children were expected, only four arrived, so she reaffirmed that they will continue fighting to bring back the more than 60 who remain detained.

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This is flight 69 of the mission, which has brought back hundreds of Venezuelans. On September 12, four Venezuelan children arrived at Maiquetía Airport, repatriated from the United States as part of the Great Return to the Homeland Mission.

More than 13,000 people returned to Venezuela in 2025 as a result of this public policy protecting victims of political persecution and human rights violations in the United States.

The US government revoked Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to Venezuelans, which expired on September 10, leaving more than 250,000 Venezuelan migrants at risk of deportation, job loss, and family separation.

Although the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit confirmed that the cancellation of TPS is illegal, the executive branch insists on leaving out of legal protection the beneficiaries of the 2021 program and its 2023 extension, some 600,000 according to official United States figures.

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