The government of Venezuela will take back tens of thousands of migrants, President Trump said Saturday, removing a major obstacle to his plans for mass deportations. The deal was negotiated with Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro by Trump adviser Richard Grenell,

Venezuela is expected to permit the US to return deported migrants directly to the South American country after an adviser to President Donald Trump flew to Caracas for talks with the regime.

Mr Trump also hailed the return of six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Grenell’s hours long trip to Venezuela, according to the White House, was focused on Trump’s efforts to deport Venezuelans back to their home country.

Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela were freed by the government of President Nicolas Maduro after he met with a Trump administration official on Friday. US President Donald Trump and his envoy for special missions Richard Grenell announced the release of the six men on social media.

Venezuela has freed six US detainees after talks in Caracas between President Nicolás Maduro and a senior Trump administration official. The release of the men was announced on social media by Donald Trump and his special envoy, Richard Grenell.

The U.S. pressed for the release of 15 American detainees, offering to continue sanction exemptions for U.S. oil companies.

The Trump administration says it’s in talks with El Salvador to revive an agreement that could allow the United States to send non-Salvadoran migrants to the Central American country