El Salvador proposes prisoner swap with Venezuela involving U.S. deportees

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele suggested a prisoner exchange with Venezuela involving U.S. deportees. Bukele proposed sending 250 Venezuelan deportees back to Caracas in exchange for an equal number of jailed opponents of President Nicolas Maduro. The offer was met with criticism from Venezuela, with Attorney General Tarek William Saab rejecting the proposal and demanding more information about the detainees held in El Salvador. The exchange proposal comes amid international criticism over the detention of Venezuelan deportees in El Salvador. The Trump administration’s deportations have caused controversy, with calls to uphold due process for those wrongly deported. Senator Chris van Hollen has been advocating for the rights of these detainees, emphasizing the importance of upholding the rule of law. The prisoner exchange proposal was made during Bukele’s recent visit to Washington, D.C., where discussions took place with President Trump regarding the detainees.