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El Salvador’s Bukele suggests prisoner swap for Venezuelans deported by US

US President Donald Trump waves as he welcomes El Salvador President Nayib Bukele at the White House in Washington, DC, the US, on April 14, 2025 [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has proposed a prisoner swap that would see Venezuelans deported from the United States to his country exchanged for “political prisoners” in Venezuela.

In pointed remarks directed at Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday, Bukele suggested the countries reach a “humanitarian agreement” amid Caracas’s demands for the repatriation of Venezuelan deportees.

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