U.S. And Venezuela Reach Deal To Release Detainees

The deal stands as a significant sign that tensions are cooling between the two countries after months of high-level negotiations.

The U.S. and Venezuela reached a deal to release 10 Americans detained in the foreign country.

Through the deal, six wrongfully detained Americans and four other Americans held in Venezuela will be released. Six of them have already returned to U.S. territory.

The deal will also include the extradition of Leonard Francis, the former military contractor who orchestrated the largest corruption scandal in U.S. Navy history.

The deal stands as a significant sign that tensions are cooling between the two countries after months of high-level negotiations.

The agreement comes as the Biden administration deals with a worsening situation at its southern border, driven largely by Venezuelan migrants.