Americans held in Venezuela freed
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Venezuela has released 10 jailed U.S. citizens and permanent residents in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
The release is the result of a complex diplomatic negotiation involving the transport of deported Venezuelans from a high-security prison in El Salvador.
Venezuela looks to stay in the hunt for a semifinal spot in the 2025 CONMEBOL Copa America Femenina on Saturday when they take on Bolivia.
The three-nation agreement marks a diplomatic win for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, advances President Donald Trump’s effort to repatriate Americans imprisoned overseas, and delivers on a prisoner swap proposal initiated months ago by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, The Associated Press reported.
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