Bukele proposes swap to Maduro that includes Venezuelan migrants deported from US

Published April 20, 2025 8:48pm ET



Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele proposed a prisoner swap to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday that involves the over 200 suspected Tren de Aragua gang members deported by the United States in March.

In an X post, Bukele outlined the proposal, which includes El Salvador handing over the 252 Venezuelan migrants deported by President Donald Trump for the same number of “political prisoners” held by the Maduro regime.

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