Overview

• Ten U.S. citizens freed from Venezuelan custody are on flights back to the United States following months of secret negotiations.
• 252 Venezuelans deported under the Alien Enemies Act and held at El Salvador’s high-security Cecot prison have arrived home in Caracas.
• President Trump’s administration relied on the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to bypass standard immigration and judicial procedures for alleged Tren de Aragua members.
• Human rights groups have documented deaths and alleged torture in Cecot prison and are pressing courts to review the legality of the mass deportations.
• President Maduro said Caracas paid a “high price” by trading alleged “terrorists” for innocent detainees, accusing Washington of using migrants as bargaining chips.