THE CENTER SQUARE—Eleven days after President Donald Trump took office, the Venezuelan government agreed to take back its citizens who illegally entered the U.S., including violent members of Tren de Aragua, and released six U.S. citizens who had been held in Venezuelan prisons.
Richard Grenell, Trump’s envoy for special missions, went to Venezuela to collect six American prisoners and bring them home.
On Jan. 31, he arrived in Venezuela, greeting them by saying, “Hello, I’m an American diplomat sent by President Trump and I’m here to bring you home.”
He posted a video and pictures on social media of the men once they were on a plane heading home and after they landed, saying, “We are wheels up and headed home with these 6 American citizens. They just spoke to @realDonaldTrump and they couldn’t stop thanking him.”
In response, Trump said in a…
