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The administration of United States President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Venezuela has released several American citizens who were imprisoned in the South American country, reported the agency EFE.
In an official statement, the State Department described the release as "an important step in the right direction" and added, "We celebrate the release of the Americans detained in Venezuela."
According to EFE, Washington did not confirm the exact number of released individuals or their identities, although outlets such as CNN claim that at least four American citizens may have been released in recent days.
The releases occur ten days after the capture of Nicolás Maduro, during the military operation ordered by President Trump, and amid a broader process of pardons announced by the interim government of Delcy Rodríguez, which claimed to have released over a hundred political prisoners.
EFE recalled that in July 2025, when Maduro was still in power, Venezuela released ten American citizens as part of an agreement with Washington for the repatriation of Venezuelan prisoners in a detention center in El Salvador.
Last Thursday, the government of Venezuela announced the release of a “significant number” of political prisoners, including foreign citizens, in what it described as a “unilateral gesture of peace.”
The announcement was made by Jorge Rodríguez, president of the National Assembly, who stated that the decision was not agreed upon with any other party and that the releases began "from this very moment."
“For peaceful coexistence, the Bolivarian government, together with state institutions, has decided to release a significant number of Venezuelan and foreign individuals,” Rodríguez stated to the press from the Legislative Palace, without specifying how many detainees would be released or under what conditions, as reported in a broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión.
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