The detainees were released Friday and returned to the United States following a meeting between Trump’s special envoy Richard Grenell and President Nicolas Maduro, who called for a “new beginning” in ties with Washington.
The six men, who were not identified, were photographed smiling on a plane alongside Grenell.
Grenell had traveled to Caracas to demand that Maduro’s government accept the unconditional return of Venezuelans deported from the United States or face consequences.
Trump has pledged to carry out the largest deportation campaign in US history, vowing to expel millions of undocumented immigrants, many from Latin American nations.
