US Secures Release of 135 Nicaraguan Political Prisoners

Prisoners, including religious leaders and students, transported to Guatemala for resettlement

The release follows months of negotiations between the US and Nicaragua.
The prisoners include members of a Texas-based evangelical group, Catholic laypeople, and students.
Guatemala will host the freed individuals while they apply for entry to the US or other countries.
The US continues to call for the release of all political prisoners in Nicaragua.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government has intensified its crackdown on dissent since 2018.