Trump Envoy Richard Grenell Gets 6 American Hostages Released From Venezuela

President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions Richard Grenell secured the release of six Americans from socialist Venezuela on Friday after being sent there to force them to take back illegal aliens from their country.

“We are wheels up and headed home with these 6 American citizens,” Grenell wrote in a post on X late on Friday. “They just spoke to @realDonaldTrump and they couldn’t stop thanking him.”

We are wheels up and headed home with these 6 American citizens.

They just spoke to @realDonaldTrump and they couldn’t stop thanking him. pic.twitter.com/sCvCO4HQQv

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) February 1, 2025

Trump said Saturday morning that it was “so good to have the Venezuela Hostages back home and, very important to note, that Venezuela has agreed to receive, back into their Country, all Venezuela illegal aliens who were encamped in the U.S., including gang members of Tren de Aragua.”

The identities of the six Americans who were released were not immediately known.

“Venezuela has further agreed to supply the transportation back,” Trump continued. “We are in the process of removing record numbers of illegal aliens from all Countries, and all Countries have agreed to accept these illegal aliens back.”

“Furthermore, record numbers of criminals are being removed from our Country, and the Border numbers are the strongest they have been since the First Term of the Trump Administration!” he added.