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Wall Street Journal
2 days ago
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
10 Americans Released from Venezuela in Exchange for Prisoners in El Salvador
El Salvador's government sent more than 250 Venezuelans it was holding in a maximum-security prison to Caracas in exchange for 10 Americans detained by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government, U.S. and Salvadoran officials said. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said Friday's exchange was the result of months of negotiations involving U.S., Salvadoran, and Venezuelan officials. Bukele didn't say how many prisoners from each county were exchanged. In a video he posted on X, tattooed Venezuelans in handcuffs walked between rows of security forces clad in riot gear to board a plane.


Reuters
2 days ago
- Politics
- Reuters
El Salvador to send detained Venezuelans to Caracas in exchange for Americans held in Venezuela, sources say
WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) - El Salvador's government will send detained Venezuelans to Caracas in exchange for Americans held in Venezuela, two U.S. government officials told Reuters on Friday. One of the officials said El Salvador would send 238 Venezuelans held in its maximum security CECOT prison to Caracas and that the Venezuelan government would release five U.S. citizens and five permanent residents to U.S. custody. The second official confirmed the exchange was taking place and said the figures appeared to be close to what was expected. The Venezuelan communications ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The U.S. State Department declined to comment. The White House and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.