Mexico Repatriates Venezuelans

Mexico sent Venezuelan Migrants Home on Two Flights, for the First time since January, part of a Joint effort to reduce Migration to the U.S. The Flights follow an Agreement in October, between Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Leaders of Nine Latin American Nations that was presented to President Biden, as a way to curb Migration and Disrupt Drug Traffickers.

“We agreed to reinitiate the mechanism of coordinated repatriation flights for Venezuelan people,” Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said in a Statement Saturday.

A Delegation of Senior Biden Administration Officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, met AMLO in Mexico City this week, for talks that included promoting “legal instead of irregular migration,” the White House said.

Biden and AMLO held a call on Dec. 21st, to discuss Migration flows at the Southern U.S. Border, which are increasingly shaping up to be a Political Battleground for the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Mexico’s Last Repatriation to Venezuela took place on Jan. 20th and carried 110 People, a Mexican Government Spokesperson said.

“We’ve made progress with President Biden, but there’s more to do, and we need a clear stance, not zig-zagging, with them asking, ‘What will the Republicans say if we have a dialogue with Cuba? What will the Republicans say if we continue to negotiate with Venezuela?’” said AMLO at a Media Briefing Monday, after His return to Mexico City. “It’s not possible that they’re giving more money to weapons, to fuel and maintain wars, and they’re not attending the causes of migration.”

The Latin American Leaders, including Five Heads of State representing: Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, and Venezuela, agreed in a Joint Statement to foster Economic Development through wide-ranging Proposals, from Preferential Tariffs to Cooperation on Oil, Gas, and Renewable Energies. They did Not specify whether their Governments would provide more Funding for these Measures.

They also pledged to Combat Transnational Crime and proposed Changes “to the international financial framework” of Sovereign Debt held by Mid-Income Countries, which would allow them to develop their Economies and reduce Social Inequalities, that often lead People to Migrate.

“The best thing we can do is create progress in the south,” Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro told Reporters following the Discussion. “When these growing exoduses arrive to the north, whether to Europe or the United States, they face the fear of what’s different, racism and xenophobia.”

The Countries also called for a Joint Meeting between Cuba and the U.S., to discuss their Bilateral Relationship, amid Heavy Migration from the Island Nation. Cuba’s Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said, the Country would be willing to meet with U.S. Authorities.









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