Donald Trump Hails Return Of Six Americans, Says Venezuela President Agrees To Accept Deported Illegal Migrants
(MENAFN- Live Mint) US President Donald trump took to X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday (February 1) to announce the return of six American hostages from Venezuela, marking a significant moment in diplomatic relations with the Maduro regime.
“Hostages from Venezuela arrived home last night, in great condition!,” Trump wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
In a follow-up tweet, Trump provided further context to the developments, focusing on Venezuela's agreement to take back illegal aliens from the US, including members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
"It is so good to have the Venezuela Hostages back home and, very important to note, that Venezuela has agreed to receive, back into their Country, all Venezuela illegal aliens who were encamped in the U.S., including gang members of Tren de Aragua. Venezuela has further agreed to supply the transportation back. We are in the process of removing record numbers of illegal aliens from all Countries, and all Countries have agreed to accept these illegal aliens back. Furthermore, record numbers of criminals are being removed from our Country, and the Border numbers are the strongest they have been since the First Term of the Trump Administration!"
Diplomatic move and Grenell's visit
The six Americans-who had been detained by Venezuelan authorities in recent months-were released after a meeting between Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Trump's envoy, Richard Grenell . Grenell's visit to Venezuela took many by surprise.
Grenell posted an update on X, sharing a photo with the released hostages aboard an aircraft.“We are wheels up and headed home with these 6 American citizens,” he wrote.“They just spoke to @realDonaldTrump and they couldn't stop thanking him.”
And, in another X post, Grenell wrote after landing in the US: We are home. God bless these Americans."
Maduro's reaction to the meeting
The meeting with Maduro took place in Caracas, where Grenell and the Venezuelan leader discussed the release of the hostages and the repatriation of deported Venezuelan migrants.
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