The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukelehe proposed this Sunday to his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, a “humanitarian agreement” to repatriate expelled Venezuelan migrants From the United States and detained in a maximum security prison in the Central American country, accused of belonging to the Transnational Criminal Band of Aragua, in exchange for the liberation of “political prisoners.”
“I want to propose a humanitarian agreement that contemplates the repatriation of 100% of the 252 Venezuelans that were deported, in exchange for the release and delivery of an identical number (252) of the thousands of political prisoners that you maintain, ”Bukele published in an X message.
The Salvadoran president began his message by addressing Maduro and telling him that “You have said on numerous occasions that you love Venezuelans back and free.”
Bukele added that “unlike you, you have political prisoners, we We have no political prisoners“And he said that” all Venezuelans we are in custody were arrested within the framework of an operation against gangs like the Aragua train in the United States. ”
“Unlike our detainees, many of whom have murdered, others have committed violations, and some had even been arrested multiple times before being deported, their political prisoners have not committed any crime. The only reason why they are imprisoned is for having already opposed your electoral fraud, ”said the Central American president.
Mister @Nicolasmaduroyou have said on numerous occasions that you love Venezuelans back and free.
Unlike you, you have political prisoners, we don’t have political prisoners. All Venezuelans we are in custody were arrested in the …
– Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) April 20, 2025