Five members of Venezuela’s political opposition who had taken refuge at the Argentine diplomatic residence in Venezuela’s capital for over a year arrived safely in the United States this week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on May 6, calling the extraction a “successful rescue.”
While Rubio offered few details about the group’s journey, he said the effort was a coordinated operation to free political dissidents held hostage by the regime of Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela.
“The U.S. welcomes the successful rescue of all hostages held by the Maduro regime at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas,” Rubio said in a statement on social media. “Following a precise operation, all hostages are now safely on U.S. soil. Maduro’s illegitimate regime has undermined Venezuela’s institutions, violated human rights, and endangered our regional security.”…