El Salvador proposes sending US-deported Venezuelans to Venezuela
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Source: Reuters
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday proposed a deal to send 252 Venezuelans deported from the U.S. and imprisoned in his country to Venezuela, in exchange for taking "political prisoners" held by Venezuela.
In a post on X, Bukele asked that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hand over 252 "of the political prisoners you are holding," under his proposed deal.
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Among those Bukele proposed for release from Venezuela were journalist Roland Carreno, human rights lawyer Rocio San Miguel and Corina Parisca de Machado, mother of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado whom he said is subjected to daily threats at her home.
He also mentioned nearly 50 detainees of other nationalities, including U.S., German and French citizens, as part of the proposed exchange.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/el-salvador-proposes-sending-us-deported-venezuelans-venezuela-2025-04-20/