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Latin Times on MSNNavy SEAL Among Americans Released in Venezuela Prisoner Exchange
A former U.S. Navy SEAL was among ten Americans and U.S. permanent residents released from Venezuelan detention on Friday as part of a high-level prisoner exchange. The deal involved the swap of 252 Venezuelan migrants from the United States to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.
Venezuela announced a probe into torture claims by migrants the US sent to a Salvadoran prison, where they said they were beaten, abused, and fed rotten food.
A group of 10 Americans freed in a hostage exchange with Venezuela included a U.S. Navy sailor and a water sports fan, reports say. When contacted for comment, the U.S. State Department told Newsweek on Saturday that for privacy reasons, the individuals would not be identified nor their cases disclosed.
As inflation surges under President Trump’s renewed sanctions, Venezuelan authorities are trying to keep a lid on the country’s worsening financial situation.
Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Wilbert Castañeda was released on July 18 after being detained in Venezuela for nearly a year.
Venezuela says it is opening a formal investigation into several Salvadoran officials, including President Nayib Bukele, over the alleged abuse of Venezuelan migrants deported from the US.
Venezuela's authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, trails in polling. Would the longtime U.S. adversary accept defeat in Sunday's election?
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday for a new term, extending his increasingly repressive rule in the face of renewed protests and rebukes from the ...
Maduro did not name any of Venezuela’s opposition leaders in his speech, but referred to the movement currently led by Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez as “Guaidó 2.0” — a ...
The Trump administration's negotiations with Nicolas Maduro's regime should not distract from the hundreds of political prisoners held in Venezuela.