Venezuela frees 7 Americans in prisoner swap

conducted a rare prisoner swap Saturday, freeing seven Americans from the South American country in exchange for two relatives of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, the White House said.

Why it matters: This is the largest prisoner swap of President Biden's term so far, the Associated Press reports.

Details: The freed American prisoners include five employees of Citgo — Tomeu Vadell, Jose Luis Zambrano, Alirio Zambrano, Jorge Toledo and Jose Pereira.

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