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US-Venezuela prisoner swap includes notorious key ally of Nicolás Maduro

Ten Americans were released in the deal, but critics say release of Alex Saab shows that corrupt Venezuelan officials enjoy impunity

The Guardian - US

Friends of lawyer detained in Venezuela rally at Capitol for his release, beg Biden to intercede

Like every tourist in a foreign country finds themselves at some point, Eyvin Hernandez was a little lost. The public defender from Los Angeles was traveling in the border town of Cucuta, Colombia, with a friend when they realized they needed directions. They were pointed to a dirt road that…

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Friends of lawyer detained in Venezuela rally at Capitol for his release, beg Biden to intercede - Roll Call

Eyvin Hernandez has been held under the Maduro regime since last year, and members of Congress are trying to drum up awareness for his case.

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An LA attorney has been in a Venezuela prison for a year. His family wants him home

It’s been one year since Eyvin Hernandez has hugged his family. It’s been one year since he’s been home.

The Orange County Register

LA County public defender remains jailed in Venezuela after 8 months

LOS ANGELES — When Eyvin Hernandez stopped calling while vacationing in Colombia in late March, his younger brother thought the worst had happened.

Los Angeles Times

Maduro ally seeks recognition as Venezuela diplomat in court

A close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in federal court in Miami seeking to dismiss criminal money laundering charges by arguing that he is a Venezuelan diplomat immune from prosecution in the U.S. A handful of protesters carrying the Venezuelan flag and signs reading “Free Alex Saab” Monday…

The Independent UK

State Department determines Venezuela is wrongfully detaining LA public defender

WASHINGTON — The State Department determined in recent days that Eyvin Hernandez, a 44-year-old deputy public defender from Los Angeles, is being wrongfully detained in Venezuela, U.S. officials and friends of the Hernandez family told McClatchy and the Miami Herald.

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Biden hailed a prisoner swap with Maduro — but Americans remain in Venezuela’s notorious jail

WASHINGTON — Eyvin Hernandez had been detained for six months at a notorious jail in Venezuela when seven other Americans were released earlier this month in a prisoner swap with the United States. The 44-year-old public defender from Los Angeles saw one of his best friends in prison let go…

Miami Herald

LA man jailed in Venezuela pleas for Biden not to forget him

A Los Angeles attorney detained for five months in Venezuela is pleading for help from the Biden administration

The Independent UK

Family fights to free beloved US lawyer imprisoned in Venezuela while on vacation

Family of Eyvin Hernandez, a Los Angeles public defender, calls for Biden to help facilitate his return: ‘He is more valuable to the world being free’

The Guardian - US

AP Exclusive: Venezuela jails 3 Americans amid US outreach

Three Americans were quietly jailed in Venezuela earlier this year for allegedly trying to enter the country illegally and now face long prison sentences in the politically turbulent nation, The Associated Press has learned

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