Venezuela releases 6 U.S. detainees after Trump envoy's meeting with Maduro

Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the authoritarian leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the United States.

President Trump and his envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, announced the release of the six men on social media. The visit by Grenell came as a shock to many Venezuelans who hoped that Mr. Trump would continue the "maximum pressure" campaign he pursued against Maduro during his first term.

Grenell later posted a photo of the six Americans aboard a flight headed back to the U.S.