Venezuelan Migrants Returned to Caracas in US-Venezuela Prisoner Swap

Venezuelan Migrants Deported to El Salvador

• 🎯 Nearly 300 Venezuelans, accused of gang membership, were deported from the US and sent to El Salvador's SECOT prison.
• ⚠️ Rights groups condemned the Trump administration for deporting these individuals without due process and criticized sending them to SECOT, known for inhumane treatment.

Prisoner Exchange and Returns

• 🤝 The deported Venezuelans were released in a prisoner exchange that also secured the return of 10 Americans held in Venezuela.
• 🗣️ Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro declared the return of the Venezuelans a triumph, calling SECOT a "Nazi concentration camp."
• ✈️ Seven Venezuelan migrant children, separated from their families and in US care, were also returned to Venezuela.

US Perspective on the Swap

• ✅ The US claimed a victory, welcoming the release of its citizens who were on their way back to American soil.
• 🇺🇸 The exchange involved both deported migrants and detained citizens between the US and Venezuela.