Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Friday that Venezuela freed 10 United States prisoners in exchange for hundreds of Venezuelan nationals the Trump administration deported to El Salvador earlier this year.

A former Navy SEAL, Wilbert Joseph Castaneda, who was detained and jailed in Venezuela last year while on personal travel, is among the Americans released, according to CBS News.

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