The Venezuelan government on Thursday agreed to start accepting deportation flights from the United States again, after facing pressure from the Trump administration, U.S. officials said.

The move comes amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela, with President Donald Trump back in power. Trump orchestrated a "maximum pressure" sanctions policy against the country during his first term. 

Trump last month urged Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to start accepting the flights again, after Maduro threatened to stop them over Trump's decision to revoke a special license allowing Chevron to produce and sell oil from the South American country, per Fox News.

Trump's special envoy for special missions Richard Grenell confirmed the resumption of deportation flights in a post on X.

"I am pleased to announce that Venezuela has agreed to resume flights to pick up their citizens who broke U.S. Immigration Laws and entered the U.S. illegally," he said. "The flights will resume Friday."

The new flights mean the U.S. can resume its efforts to deport members of one of the most notorious migrant gangs, Tren de Aragua.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.