Venezuela Pledges to Free Those Deported to El Salvador Jail

In this photo released by the El Salvador Presidency, suspected gang members arrive in El Salvador on March 16.
Source: El Salvador Presidency/Anadolu/Getty Images

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By Bloomberg News

March 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM UTC

Updated on

March 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM UTC

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Venezuela will do “whatever it takes” to free hundreds of its citizens deported by the US to a notorious prison in El Salvador, according to National Assembly leader Jorge Rodríguez.

“We will resort to all countries and bilateral relations, legal strategies,” Rodríguez said in a press conference on Monday. “We will even talk to the devil so that Venezuelans are returned to their homes.”