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El Salvador Proposes Controversial Prisoner Swap with Venezuela
4/21/2025
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- El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has stirred controversy by proposing a bold prisoner swap with Venezuela, aiming to exchange 252 Venezuelan deportees for political prisoners detained by Nicolás Maduro. This move comes in the wake of mounting international criticism regarding the harsh conditions faced by deportees in El Salvador's mega-prison, where gang violence reigns.
