Overview
- At least four U.S. citizens were released on Tuesday, the first such cases since the excarceration drive began, with a U.S. official praising the step as moving in the right direction.
- Access to X returned Tuesday night after a yearlong block, and senior officials including Delcy Rodríguez and Diosdado Cabello resumed posting as connectivity expanded across carriers.
- From detention in the United States, Nicolás Maduro relayed a message urging supporters to trust Rodríguez, which his son read at transport‑sector marches in Caracas calling for his and Cilia Flores’s release.
- Release totals remain contested, with interim authorities citing about 116 or more freed while rights groups such as Foro Penal confirm significantly fewer and warn many exits carry restrictions.
- The government plans to send diplomat Félix Plasencia to Washington for talks as María Corina Machado meets President Donald Trump, alongside reports of nine Spaniards and 14 media workers being excarcerated.