Venezuelans newly deported from US missing after hotel collapse

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More than 100 Venezuelans deported from the US were in a hotel in La Guaira when earthquakes struck, causing building collapse and casualties. Efforts are ongoing to find survivors and recover bodies amid the disaster.

More than 100 people removed on ICE flight were being held in hotel in La Guaira when earthquakes struck More than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble, according to survivors. A deportation flight from Miami arrived in Venezuela hours before Wednesday’s earthquakes. Onboard were 146 Venezuelans, including 19 women and seven children, according to ICE Flight Monitor, an initiative of Human Rights First, which tracks deportation flights. They were transported to a hotel in La Guaira. Continue reading...