Rubio says 10 Americans detained in Venezuela have been released

U.S. citizens released from Venezuela pose for a photo holding U.S. flags after a prisoner swap
U.S. citizens released from Venezuela pose for a photo holding U.S. flags after a prisoner swap, at an unknown location, in this handout picture released July 18, 2025. Venezuela's U.S. Embassy/Handout via REUTERS
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that 10 Americans detained in Venezuela have been released.

"I want to thank my team at the @StateDep & especially President @nayibbukele for helping secure an agreement for the release of all of our American detainees, plus the release of Venezuelan political prisoners," Rubio said in a post on X.

El Salvador's government would send detained Venezuelans home in exchange for Americans held in Venezuela, two U.S. government officials earlier told Reuters.

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