{"id":2425565,"date":"2025-04-20T20:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T00:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bukele-proposes-swap-to-maduro-that-includes-venezuelan-migrants-deported-from-us-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T20:51:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T00:51:47","slug":"bukele-proposes-swap-to-maduro-that-includes-venezuelan-migrants-deported-from-us-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bukele-proposes-swap-to-maduro-that-includes-venezuelan-migrants-deported-from-us-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bukele proposes swap to Maduro that includes Venezuelan migrants deported from US &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbukele-proposes-swap-to-maduro-that-includes-venezuelan-migrants-deported-from-us-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2425565&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has proposed a prisoner swap with Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, involving the return of 252 Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. in exchange for an equivalent number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-u-s-college-groups-have-assisted-a-designated-terrorist-org\/\" title=\"Report: U.S. College Groups Have Assisted A Designated Terrorist Org\">political prisoners held<\/a> by Maduro&#8217;s regime. In his proposal shared on social media, Bukele emphasized a humanitarian agreement that would allow for the repatriation of the migrants in exchange for political detainees, whom he claims were arrested for opposing the government and have not committed any crimes. This initiative comes after Maduro has expressed a desire for the return of the migrants, labeling them as &#8220;kidnapped brothers.&#8221; The situation has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">gained attention amid ongoing debates<\/a> about immigration and deportation policies, particularly concerning individuals associated with gangs like MS-13.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bukele proposes swap to Maduro that includes Venezuelan migrants deported from US<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2092058\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Salvadoran President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nayib-bukele\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nayib Bukele<\/a> proposed a prisoner swap to Venezuelan President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Nicolas-Maduro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> on Sunday that involves the over 200 suspected Tren de Aragua gang members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3349478\/trump-thanks-bukele-taking-in-ms-13-tren-de-aragua-monsters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"deported\">deported<\/a> by the United States in March.<\/p>\n<p>In an X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nayibbukele\/status\/1914070199659098258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a>, Bukele outlined the proposal, which includes El Salvador handing over the 252 Venezuelan migrants deported by President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> for the same number of &ldquo;political prisoners&rdquo; held by the Maduro regime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3385594\/john-kennedy-kilmar-abrego-garcia-deportation-screwup\/\">John Kennedy admits Kilmar Abrego Garcia&#8217;s deportation was &#8216;a screwup&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3385603\/van-hollen-abrego-garcia-ms13-gang-member\/\">Van Hollen skirts question as to whether Abrego Garcia is MS-13 member<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3385546\/maryland-democrat-advocating-abrego-garcia-necessary-protect-black-people\/\">Maryland Democrat says advocating Abrego Garcia is necessary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broadway-sign-language-interpreter-sues-after-he-was-allegedly-fired-because-he-is-white\/\" title=\"Broadway Sign Language Interpreter Sues After He Was Allegedly Fired Because He Is White\">protect black people<\/a>: &#8216;What are they going to do to us?&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I want to propose a humanitarian agreement that includes the repatriation of 100% of the 252 Venezuelans who were deported, in exchange for the release and delivery of an identical number (252) of the thousands of political prisoners that you hold,&rdquo; Bukele said.<\/p>\n<p>These so-called political prisoners include Rafael Tudares, former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez&rsquo;s son-in-law; journalist Roland Carreno; lawyer and activist Rocio San Miguel; Corina Parisca de Machado, mother of Maria Corina Machado, as well as activists from the U.S., Germany, France, Israel, Mexico, and other countries. Bukele claimed that they have committed no crimes and have only been detained for opposing the Maduro regime.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal comes as Maduro had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3356252\/venezuela-reaches-deal-us-resume-deportation-flights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"expressed \">expressed <\/a>a desire for the migrants&rsquo; return to Venezuela nearly a month ago, decrying Trump&rsquo;s deportation efforts but placing blame solely on Bukele, whom he urged to immediately work for their return to their native country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have to guarantee their health and sooner rather than later, you have to free them and hand them over,&rdquo; Maduro said in March.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez had also pressed for the migrants&rsquo; immediate return to Venezuela, referring to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/like-the-wild-west-chicago-prosecutor-refuses-to-charge-releases-suspects-in-gang-related-gunfight\/\" title=\"\u2018Like The Wild West\u2019: Chicago Prosecutor Refuses To Charge, Releases Suspects In Gang-Related Gunfight\">suspected gang members<\/a> as their &ldquo;kidnapped brothers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Migrating isn&rsquo;t a crime, and we won&rsquo;t rest until everyone who wants to return is back and we rescue our kidnapped brothers in El Salvador,&rdquo; Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal also follows a deportation dispute in the United States involving one of those migrants deported in March, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was residing illegally in the U.S. for nearly 15 years and is widely suspected to be a member of MS-13. He has been moved to a smaller prison after a Democratic senator met with him during a visit to El Salvador.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2092058\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2092058\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bukele suggests a prisoner exchange with Maduro for deported Venezuelans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2425566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bukele-maduro-prisoner-swap-proposal.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[53449,37066,36382,36612,52178],"class_list":["post-2425565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bukele","tag-diplomatic-relations","tag-immigration-policy","tag-maduro","tag-venezuelan-migrants"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bukele-maduro-prisoner-swap-proposal.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425565"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425569,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425565\/revisions\/2425569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}