Venezuela has released 10 jailed U.S. citizens and permanent residents in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

An avid water-sports fan and a U.S. Navy sailor are among the 10 U.S. citizens and permanent residents imprisoned by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government who were released Friday in a prisoner swap, according to a nonprofit that has worked with their families.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that his country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by over 6% in the second quarter of 2025, marking the 17th consecutive quarter of economic expansion,