DHS GRANTED INDEFINITE EXEMPTION FOR DEPORTATION OPERATIONS TO CARACAS, VENEZUELA
November 13, 2023
Pursuant to Order 2019-5-5, issued on May 15, 2019, DOT suspended the authority of all U.S. air carriers and foreign air carriers to provide foreign air transportation between the United States and Venezuela. However, at the request of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), DOT recently granted a limited exemption, authorizing certain flights by U.S. air carriers conducted on behalf of DHS to execute final orders of removal for Venezuelan nationals. In support of its request, DHS asserted that the exemption is necessary to enable it to undertake one of its core statutory missions – securing the United States’ borders and safeguarding the integrity of its immigration system – and argued that the operations are in the public interest. Removal flights have been ongoing this month.
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