Overview

• Over 200 Venezuelan migrants deported under the Alien Enemies Act to El Salvador’s CECOT prison have been repatriated to Venezuela under the swap.
• Ten American citizens detained by Venezuela have been released and are en route home, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
• Congressional Democrats have sent oversight letters to DHS and the State Department seeking all agreements on U.S.–El Salvador migrant detentions.
• Human rights groups and immigration attorneys say many deported migrants faced torture and had little access to legal counsel, challenging claims they were Tren de Aragua gang members.
• Reports vary on the exchange figures, citing between 238 and 252 migrants for five or ten Americans, underscoring lingering uncertainties over exact numbers.