Washington – State Secretary Marco Rubio said on Friday that one prisoner involved in the US is the route for the US after Swap.
Americans were freed from Venezuela, in exchange for 252 Venezuela people in exchange for Al Salvador, who were sent to a notorious Salvadoran jail from the US earlier this year.
A former navy seal, Wilbert joseph castenedaThree of the Americans issued told CBS News. Castaneda was detained in Venezuela last year, while on a personal visit.
“We have prayed for this day for about a year. My brother is an innocent person used by the Maduro regime as a political piece,” said in a statement by Castaneda’s family. The family stated that he faced several painful brain injuries during his 18 years in the Navy that “his decisions and risk mitigation” and “inspired him to take a bad decision to travel to Venezuela.”
The US has warned Americans against the journey to Venezuela or near their borders, citing the risks of wrong detention.
Rubio said in a statement, “To date, more Americans were wrongly held in Venezuela compared to any other country in the world.”
Rubio said, “Every wrongly detained in Venezuela, the American is now independent and back in our motherland.”
American Embassy posted in Venezuela picture Among the free Americans with American diplomat John McManamara.
American Embassy in Venezuela 
As part of the deal, the Venezuela government also released dozens of people, who were described as Venezuela’s political prisoners and prisoners, a senior official said.
Salvadoran President Naib Called Xe His country accused “a large number of Venezuela’s political prisoners … as well as being part of the criminal organization Train de Argu,” the country was part of the criminal organization Train de Argu “,” he handed over to all Venezuela citizens “detained in our country”.
Trump administration made more and more deported 200 male venezuela citizens For Al Salvador in March, he was accused of being part of the Transnational Gang Train de Argua. President Trump called for a War -time law of the 18th century, the Foreign Enemies Act, ordered the authorities to quickly deport many of Venezuela migrants, which threatened them to America
In May, Supreme Court Increased a stagnation On the exile of the migrants of Venezuela detained in Northern Texas, while they challenge their removal under the law of war.
Some of Venezuela families have denied that they have gang connections, and “60 minutes” Investigation in April It was found that criminals were not guilty in most of the detainees.
Officials described the “Down-to-the-Vire” deal
A senior administration official stated that the deal with Al Salvador and Venezuela “was essentially down to the wire.” The flight carrying the prisoners flew from Venezuela at around 3:40 pm and left the airspace of Venezuela at around 3:55 pm.
Prisoner Swap was arranged as Venezuela’s face Intensive US restriction It is limited to the country Once exploitation oil industryAnd came a day after Trump administration Imposed ban On six leaders and colleagues of train de Argua. A senior administration official said that Friday’s deal was “humanist in nature” and “there was no discussion of sanctions.”
Rubio credited Bukele – who has put himself as a prominent ally in Sri Trump’s exile – for the swap. Baukele Posted on X His government initially proposed a swap to the Venezuela government in April.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Camilla Skic, Allenore Watson,
And Camillo Montoya-Galvez contributed to this report.
