Venezuelans newly deported from US missing after hotel collapse
More than 100 people removed on ICE flight were being held in hotel in La Guaira when earthquakes struck
TL;DR
- More than 100 individuals deported from the U.S. were staying in a hotel in La Guaira when earthquakes struck Venezuela.
- Survivors described being trapped in rubble and the difficulty of finding communication or aid after the quakes.
- The deportees had arrived on an ICE flight from Miami hours before the earthquakes.
- Some deportees managed to escape the collapsed hotel and seek help, while others are unaccounted for.
- The earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude, caused widespread destruction in Venezuela.
- The U.S. had resumed deportation flights to Venezuela after a 13-month pause.