Following a prisoner swap with the U.S., deportees returned to Venezuela after being kept in a notorious prison in El Salvador. National Immigrant Project Southeast Regional attorney Stephanie Alvarez-Jones,

Dahud Hanid Ortíz, 54, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Venezuela for the 2016 killings at a law office in Spain.

A group of 10 Americans freed in a hostage exchange with Venezuela included a U.S. Navy sailor and a water sports fan, reports say. When contacted for comment, the U.S. State Department told Newsweek on Saturday that for privacy reasons, the individuals would not be identified nor their cases disclosed.