A high-profile celebration on Tuesday welcomed home a Baltimore man who was wrongfully detained in Venezuela.

Erick Oribio, 66, spoke out publicly for the first time. Having lived in Baltimore for more than 30 years, Oribio calls the city his home.

"(I'm) extremely, extremely grateful," Oribio said.

Oribio is the founder of the influential Spanish-language news outlet, Latin Opinion Baltimore, and is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Venezuela. Officials said Oribio and his brother were wrongfully detained in early January as they visited Venezuela.

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, worked with the family and colleagues across the aisle to press the Trump administration to secure the men's release.

"His only offense was being an American citizen in Venezuela, where he was detained

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