Controversy Surrounds Release of Convicted Murderer in U.S.-Venezuela Prisoner Swap
TL;DR
Dahud Hanid Ortiz, a convicted murderer with a criminal past in Spain, was released from Venezuelan prison and brought to the U.S. as part of a prisoner swap negotiated by the Trump administration, despite some officials knowing of his criminal history; his release has caused concern among victims' families and raises questions about the handling of detainees.
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- Convicted Murderer Freed by Trump in Venezuelan Prisoner Swap Is Free in U.S. The New York Times
- American freed from Venezuela in prisoner swap was convicted of triple murder ABC News
- No One Was Supposed to Leave Alive The Atlantic
- Attorneys for wrongly deported Venezuelan asylum seeker will seek criminal contempt proceedings after prisoner swap CNN
- ‘Hell on earth.’ A Venezuelan deportee describes abuse in El Salvador prison Los Angeles Times
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