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.

More than 250 Venezuelans who had been jailed in El Salvador landed back in the South American nation on Friday, after an unexpected breakthrough in ongoing talks between Nicolás Maduro’s government and the US.

The arrangement will allow as many as 250 Venezuelan men — deported from the U.S. to El Salvador before being sent back to Venezuela — to seek relief in U.S. courts.

The three-nation agreement marks a diplomatic win for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, advances President Donald Trump’s effort to repatriate Americans imprisoned overseas, and delivers on a prisoner swap proposal initiated months ago by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, The Associated Press reported.

Former Pentagon official Alex Plitsas provides analysis of the Trump administration’s prisoner swap with Venezuela.

A group of 10 Americans freed in a hostage exchange with Venezuela included a U.S. Navy sailor and a water sports fan, reports say. When contacted for comment, the U.S. State Department told Newsweek on Saturday that for privacy reasons, the individuals would not be identified nor their cases disclosed.

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