Overview
- The State Department said multiple U.S. citizens have been released, with AP reporting four freed on Tuesday and one on Monday after a U.S. team traveled to Caracas to assist.
- Government officials claim more than 400 prisoners have been released, while rights groups have verified far fewer and fault the process for limited transparency.
- At least 15 journalists, including opposition figure Roland Carreño, were among those freed as releases continued midweek.
- Delcy Rodríguez described a "new political era" in her first press conference since Nicolás Maduro’s capture, and President Trump said he canceled a planned second wave of strikes following initial releases.
- U.S. efforts to control Venezuelan oil exports are underway, with escrow sales and new seizure warrants for tankers reported as shipments resume under American supervision.