Venezuela has released 10 jailed U.S. citizens and permanent residents in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

The three-nation agreement marks a diplomatic win for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, advances President Donald Trump’s effort to repatriate Americans imprisoned overseas, and delivers on a prisoner swap proposal initiated months ago by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, The Associated Press reported.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that 10 Americans detained in Venezuela have been released.

An avid water-sports fan and a U.S. Navy sailor are among the 10 U.S. citizens and permanent residents imprisoned by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government who were released Friday in a prisoner swap, according to a nonprofit that has worked with their families.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that his country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by over 6% in the second quarter of 2025, marking the 17th consecutive quarter of economic expansion,

Over 260 people were released from prisons in El Salvador and Venezuela. Now they face the challenge of coming home.