Venezuela has agreed to resume accepting deportation flights from the U.S., according to Richard Grenell, a special envoy to the president.

The deportation programme between US and Venezuela hit a roadblock last week, when Nicolas Maduro claimed the flights had been ‘affected’ by the Trump administration’s decision to revoke a key oil lic

While portrayed by the Trump administration as hardened criminals, the Venezuelans deported from the United States were welcomed back with open arms as prodigal sons and daughters — ironically, by the man in charge of the repressive apparatus that initially forced many of them to flee.