Overview
- National Assembly chief Jorge Rodríguez said a significant number of detainees were being freed immediately, including foreign nationals, without specifying totals.
- Those released include opposition figures Enrique Márquez and Biagio Pilieri, as well as five Spaniards such as activist Rocío San Miguel, according to Foro Penal and Spain’s Foreign Ministry.
- The White House said the releases followed U.S. requests, with President Trump praising acting leader Delcy Rodríguez’s cooperation.
- Trump said he expects to meet opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado in Washington next week, while pursuing plans for U.S. oversight of Venezuelan oil sales.
- The U.S. Senate advanced a war powers resolution to limit further military action in Venezuela without congressional approval, a measure Trump has indicated he would veto.