One of US envoy Richard Grenell's top aims for the visit with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro securing the release of detained Americans.

Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months have freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met with a senior Trump administration official.

Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela are heading home to the US, President Donald Trump announced Friday, after his envoy met with the country’s President Nicolás Maduro.