They were the first U.S. citizens released after the U.S. military captured Nicolás Maduro and flew him to the United States to stand trial on drug and other charges. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/world/americas/venezuela-us-prisoner-freed.html Author : Annie Correal, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Edward Wong Publish date : 2026-01-14 02:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.