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El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, has proposed a prisoner swap to Venezuela
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He's offering to return 252 Venezuelans, allegedly tied to gangs, murders, and other crimes
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deported from the U.S. and now detained in a Salvadoran mega prison
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in exchange for an equal number of people he calls political prisoners held in Venezuela
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Venezuela has pushed back, calling the deportees kidnapped migrants and questioning their detention. Bukele called it a humanitarian agreement in a post on X
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asking Venezuela for the return of family members from opposition leaders, journalists
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lawyers, and 50 detained citizens of other nationalities, including American. Venezuelan's general attorney has reportedly responded asking for more information
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including names and medical status of Venezuelans detained in El Salvador, signaling the country may be entering the idea of a swap, but still no formal agreement between the two
