María Corina Machado urged her compatriots to maintain hope while vowing to fight for democracy after a senior Trump envoy cut a deal with President Nicolás Maduro to facilitate U.S. deportations.

Nicolás Maduro’s regime on Friday released six American citizens imprisoned in Venezuela after the strongman met in Caracas with President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Richard Grenell.

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.

President Trump on Saturday celebrated the release of six Americans who were being held captive in Venezuelan prisons As part of a new agreement, President Nicol s Maduro will accept deported

The visit came as a shock to many Venezuelans who hoped that Trump would continue the “maximum pressure” campaign he pursued against the authoritarian Venezuelan leader during his first term.

Venezuela released six detained Americans on Friday as President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions ended a visit that included talks on U.S. efforts to repatriate large numbers of people who fled the South American country in recent years.