The Salvador refers “all” the Venezuelans detained in his prison

Dozens of Venezuelan migrants released from a high-security Salvadoral prison, where it had been sent by the United States, returned home on Friday, ending a detention decroked by human rights defenders.

Two planes carrying these men landed in the evening at the airport serving Caracas.

‘Libres, finally free!’. Consequently, Readed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a public event, after months of uncertainty about the fate of the 252 Venezuelans expelled from the United States in March to be imprisoned at the Center for Terrorism Confainment (CECOT) in Salvador, a high security prison provided for gang members.

Venezuela did not indicate how many of its nationals had returned. Therefore, but Salvadoral President Nayib Bukele declared earlier on X having given Caracas ‘all Venezuelan citizens detained in our country, accused of belonging to the criminal organization Tren of Aragua’.

Invoking a law salvador refers “all” venezuelans detained of 1798 on enemies from abroad rarely used. In addition, the United States had expelled from Salvador these accused migrants, without evidence or trial, to belong to the Venezuelan gang, accusations rejected by their relatives, which has remained without news since.

President Maduro thanked his American counterpart Donald Trump on Friday for the return of these migrants. However, welcoming ‘the decision to rectify this completely irregular situation’.

‘I cannot contain my joy. However, ‘ reacted Mercedes Yamarte, mother of Mervin Yamamart, a Venezuelan owned in Cecot, before the landing of the two planes.

‘High price’

This release is linked to an exchange of prisoners between Caracas and Washington.

The Trump administration said during the day that the Venezuelan migrants had been released in exchange for ten Americans detained in Venezuela. an unknown number of ‘Venezuelans’ political prisoners.

The head of American diplomacy. Marco Rubio, thanked President Bukele ‘for helping to salvador refers “all” venezuelans detained obtain an agreement for the release of all our American detainees’.

The United States Embassy in Venezuela posted a photo of these men on a plane, smiling and brandishing American flags.

According to Global Reach. an NGO that helps Americans who are wrongly detained abroad, among the people freed is Lucas Hunter, a 37-year-old Franco-American, arrested in January by the Venezuelan border guards during holidays in Colombia.

‘We can’t wait to see him in person. help him recover from this ordeal,’ said his sister, Sophie Hunter, quoted in a press release from the NGO.

Uruguay has announced that one of its citizens resident in the United States. Fabian Buglio, was one of the people released.

In a press release, Caracas said it had paid a ‘high price’ to ensure the return of its fellow citizens. ‘Terrorists against innocent people, said President Maduro.

In addition to the liberation of the Americans. salvador refers “all” venezuelans detained Venezuela granted ‘alternative measures’ to imprisonment to Venezuelans detained for their involvement in common crimes and offenses against constitutional order’.

Children ‘saved’

Earlier in the day. another plane arrived at Maiquetia airport from Houston, with 244 Venezuelans expelled from the United States and seven children on board that the Venezuelan Minister of the Interior Diosdado Cabello said ‘saved from the abduction of which they were victims’.

These children are one of the 30s who. according to Caracas, were separated from their family and his stay in the United States after the expulsion of their Venezuelan parents.

The fight against undocumented migrants is a priority of the new American administration, which has multiplied police descents and expulsions.

Washington. Caracas agreed to send the undocumented Venezuelans to their country, and flights arrive almost daily from the United States or Mexico.

According to official figures. since February more than 8,200 people have been salvador refers “all” venezuelans detained repatriated to Venezuela from these two countries, including around 1,000 children.

Unpanished

In Cecot. the Venezuelans detained were not allowed to make calls or receive visits, and their relatives asked in vain for life proofs.

The last time they were seen dates back to Mars when they appeared hampered. shaved skull, on his knees in the Salvadorian mega-prison.

Nayib Bukele built the CECOT as part of his war against the gangs but had accepted millions of dollars. in the United States to hold the Venezuelans.

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other rights defense groups have repeatedly denounced these detention as violating human rights.

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