CARACAS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- A group of 199 Venezuelan migrants returned home from the United States on Friday, reported state-run Venezolana de Television.

The flight carrying the repatriated Venezuelans was operated by a U.S. commercial airline. The returnees were received by the Venezuelan authorities with medical, legal, and social assistance, said the report.

Over 3,000 Venezuelans were repatriated in the first quarter of the year, it said. ■