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- 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.