Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has proposed a prisoner swap with Venezuela, offering to exchange Venezuelan deportees from the United States for political prisoners in Venezuela. Bukele listed several individuals, including family members of high-level opposition figures, journalists, and activists who have been detained in Venezuela following an electoral crackdown. He suggested repatriating the deported Venezuelans in exchange for the release of an equal number of political prisoners held in Venezuela. This proposal comes amid international criticism of El Salvador’s treatment of deportees, who are imprisoned in a “mega-prison” built by the Bukele government. The controversy has intensified with the deportation of individuals like Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father married to a U.S. citizen. Despite criticism from figures like El Salvador’s archbishop, Bukele has defended his actions by linking the imprisoned individuals to gang-related activities in the United States. The Maduro government in Venezuela has not yet responded to Bukele’s proposal, but he has expressed willingness to negotiate through the country’s foreign ministry.
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