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Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a senior Trump administration official.
Richard Grenell, Trump’s envoy for special missions, went to Venezuela to collect six American prisoners and bring them home. On Jan. 31, he arrived in Venezuela, greeting them by saying ...
In December 2023, the US secured the release of six wrongfully detained Americans and four other Americans held in Venezuela. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com Show ...
Claver Carone said Grenell’s demands to Maduro involved Venezuela accepting back its “criminals and gangs” in addition to the release of American hostages, according to The Washington Post ...
The group was easily mopped up by Venezuela’s security forces, which had already infiltrated the group. Two of Goudreau’s former Green Beret colleagues spent years in Venezuela’s prisons until a prisoner swap last year with other jailed Americans for a Maduro ally held in the U.S. on money laundering charges.
This list encompasses Americans imprisoned or wrongfully detained abroad by state and non-state actors and includes both citizens of the United States and legal permanent residents. It consists of individuals who have been wrongfully detained through various channels, including criminal conviction, hostage diplomacy , and kidnapping .
The US has reached an agreement to secure the release of six wrongfully detained Americans and four other Americans held in Venezuela, senior US officials announced Wednesday,
On Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, Venezuela freed seven Americans, including five oil executives imprisoned for nearly five years, in exchange for the release of two nephews of President Nicholas Maduro ...