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Venezuela's government says, beginning tomorrow, it will again accept flights of its citizens deported from the U.S.

Repatriation flights had been halted by Venezuela's leader

that Trump administration had threatened to slap more sanctions on the country if the flights

did not resume. NPR's Kerry Khan reports. The president of Venezuela's National Assembly,

Jorge Rodriguez, announced the resumption of flights in a statement on Instagram. Rodriguez, who has been negotiating with the U.S. stated migration is not a crime, and Venezuela

will not rest until it secures the return of all those who require it.

A week ago, the U.S. sent more than 200 Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, claiming

most were members of a violent gang. President Maduro

says the deportations are a kidnapping and demands the migrants' return. Maduro's capitulation

on accepting repatriation flights come as Trump is considering extending the Chevron oil

company's license to operate in Venezuela, which provides vital revenue for the country.

Carrie Con, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro. After a policy adjustment at the Department of Veterans Affairs

left 40,000 veterans facing foreclosure on their homes, many of them have now been put into

new affordable mortgages through a VA rescue program. But as NPR's Chris Arnold

reports, some in Congress want to eliminate that rescue program. 15,000 vets and their families now have

new low-interest rate loans from the VA. Many were on what's called a COVID mortgage forbearance.

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