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Maduro Gov’t Negotiates Return of 252 Venezuelans Detained by US in El Salvador
Relatives welcome some of the men freed from a high-security jail in El Salvador following negotiations between Caracas and Washington. (Con El Mazo Dando) Mexico City, Mexico, July 18, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Two hundred fifty-two...

Venezuelan migrants who were jailed in El Salvador peer out the windows of the plane as it lands at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela on July 18, 2025.
Venezuelan migrants who were jailed in El Salvador peer out the windows of the plane as it lands at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela on July 18, 2025. El Salvador freed scores of Venezuelans deported from the United...

US swaps Venezuelans sent to El Salvador for Americans held by Caracas
More than 250 Venezuelans deported in March by the Trump administration and flown to El Salvador’s high security “counterterrorism” prison were sent home Friday in exchange for 10 U.S. citizens imprisoned in Venezuela by the government of...

Makeup artist is one of the US deportees sent from El Salvador to Venezuela, congressman says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Andry Hernández Romero, a makeup artist from Venezuela who was deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration and held in a notorious mega-prison, was among the scores of migrants sent back to Venezuela in a three-nation...

Venezuela libera a 10 reos estadounidenses a cambio de venezolados deportados por EEUU a El Salvador
CARACAS._ Venezuela liberó el viernes a 10 estadounidenses encarcelados a cambio de recibir a decenas de migrantes que Estados Unidos deportó a El Salvador hace meses bajo la represión hacia los migrantes por parte del gobierno del presidente...

Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that frees migrants deported to El Salvador...
"Every wrongfully detained American in Venezuela is now free and back in our homeland," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement in which he thanked Bukele, a Trump ally. Bukele said El Salvador had handed over all the Venezuelan...

'Free at last': US releases 250 Venezuelans held in El Salvador in exchange for 10 Americans
Scores of Venezuelans deported from the United States arrived back home from a notorious Salvadoran jail Friday, as a prisoner swap agreement ended a months-long ordeal decried by rights groups. As two planes transporting the men touched down in...

Emely Reyes Earns Call-Up to El Salvador National Team
Junior defender Emely Reyes has earned a call-up to the El Salvador women's national team, a major step in her athletic career. A Houston native and civil engineering major, Reyes has proven to be a key contributor on the field for PVAMU, and her...

Migrants in El Salvador prison swapped for Americans held in Venezuela
July 18 (UPI) -- About 250 Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador's maximum-security prison in March have been sent to Venezuela as part of a prisoner swap that included Americans on Friday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rucio posted on X:...

There had been little to no news on the Venezuelan men's fate since the US deported them to El Salvador in March 2025

BRINGING THE HOSTAGES HOME: Trump and Rubio, With the Help of El Salvador’s Bukele, Secure the Release of All ‘Wrongfully Detained’ Americans in Venezuela
Maduro got his criminals back, while Trump, Rubio and Bukele freed all the American hostages and many political prisoners. Trump is keeping his promise regarding Americans wrongfully imprisoned around the world. The US diplomacy scored another win...

El Salvador to send detained Venezuelans to Caracas in prison swap for Americans, sources say
By Aram Roston and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (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...

El Salvador to send detained Venezuelans to Caracas in exchange for Americans held in Venezuela, sources say
By Aram Roston and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (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...

CECOT Family Members Rejoice and Worry as Relatives Finally Leave El Salvador
Once Angie Gonzalez started to hear rumors that her husband might finally leave CECOT this week, she stopped being able to sleep. She got out of bed at 4 a.m. on Friday morning and has spent the day glued to a computer screen, watching online...

There had been little to no news on the men's fate since the US deported them to El Salvador in March

US Follows El Salvador’s Lead as Trump Signs Crypto Bills, Prepares AI Vision.
The United States is echoing a playbook first written in El Salvador, as former President Donald Trump prepares to legalize new cryptocurrency legislation and present a national AI strategy. The move reflects growing U.S. interest in the “Bukele...

World News | Venezuela Releases Jailed Americans in Deal That Also Frees Migrants Deported to El Salvador by US
Caracas (Venezuela), Jul 19 (AP) Venezuela released 10 jailed Americans Friday 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...

Venezuela frees 10 Americans in swap for deported migrants in El Salvador
An international deal has been struck that has allowed Venezuelans deported from the United States and imprisoned in El Salvador to return to their home country, in exchange for the release of American citizens and political prisoners held in...

10 Americans jailed in Venezuela freed in swap for migrants deported to El Salvador
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela released 10 jailed Americans Friday in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The...

Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that frees migrants deported to El Salvador by US
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela on Friday 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...