Beyond the Headlines: The Global Struggle for Prisoner Release
As President Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, outgoing Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens ...
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Biden administration slow-walked Marc Fogel designation as 'wrongful detainee,' Republicans say
O’Brien told Fox News Digital that he informed Ambassador Roger Carstens, Biden’s special envoy for hostage affairs, of his outreach. O’Brien told Fox News Digital that the Biden ...
American freed from Venezuela describes challenges likely facing Fogel
Matthew Heath has an idea of what life in prison was like for Marc Fogel. Heath, a former U.S. Marine, was wrongfully ...
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Why US-Russia prisoner swaps can take years of back-channel negotiations
Another American being held in Russia was released as part of negotiations to free her and two others from Belarus, according to the White House. This comes after the release of American teacher Marc ...
Two Americans held in Afghanistan traded for Taliban prisoner in final Biden deal delayed until Trump took office
In the very last hours of President Joe Biden’s time in office, a prisoner exchange years in the making was finally struck: the Taliban agreed to swap two Americans being held in Afghanistan for one ...
Venezuela Releases Six US Prisoners After Trump Envoy’s Visit
Venezuela’s government released six detained Americans after President Nicolás Maduro met an adviser for President Donald Trump in Caracas on Friday. Most Read from BloombergHow the 2025 Catholic Jubi ...
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Two Americans released from Afghanistan in deal struck in Biden’s final hours in office
Adam Boehler and Roger Carstens. The Trump administration did not respond to a request for comment. Negotiations have been ongoing for two years, a third diplomat with knowledge of the release ...