Venezuela begins to release detained US citizens, State Department confirms

The U.S. administration celebrates the announcement that several U.S. citizens who were detained in Venezuela have been released, in a process that comes days after U.S. forces captured former President Nicolás Maduro. The State Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stressed that the release of the Americans represents a positive step by the interim authorities in Caracas.

The releases are part of a broader series of releases in Venezuela, where the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, stated that hundreds of prisoners —including Venezuelans and foreigners— would be released as a gesture towards peace; however, human rights organizations have questioned the official figures and the lack of transparency in the process.

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