Overview
- The State Department confirmed that several U.S. citizens detained in Venezuela were released, calling it an important step by the interim authorities.
- Independent NGOs have verified roughly 56–70 total releases, far below claims from Venezuelan officials and the National Assembly president that more than 400 people have been freed.
- Authorities have not published an official list of those released, complicating verification and prompting families and NGOs to demand proof of life and access to detainees.
- A State Department team traveled to Venezuela to assist with the process, as the interim government under Delcy Rodríguez continues case reviews described as a bid to seek peace.
- Human-rights monitors and the UN fact-finding mission say the pace and opacity fall short of obligations, noting at least one confirmed detainee death in recent days.