Takeaways from the prisoner swap:

The Trump administration says 238 Venezuelans imprisoned in CECOT were deported back to Caracas on Friday. Maduro can boast of “rescuing” scores of Venezuelan refugees held in El Salvador, who were accused of being criminals and gang members with little to no evidence.

It is unclear whether this move will lead to future concessions or favors from Washington, but the channels between the White House and Miraflores are nonetheless active.

An undisclosed number of political prisoners linked to the anti-Maduro opposition were also released. Still, the Maduro regime has continued cracking down on dissidents during and after the exchange with the United States.

Former Spanish president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was reportedly involved in the swap. He adds this deal to his long list of engagements tied to the selective release of Venezuelan political detainees

The U.S. secured the return of 10 American hostages, and Marco Rubio is positioning himself as a dealmaker for Trump on Venezuelan affairs. The operation saw Ric Grenell sidelined, who hasn’t said a peep since Friday—having held talks with the regime over Chevron’s hypothetical return and the earlier release of U.S. hostages.

Rubio emphasizes the return of American citizens, but from the Trump administration’s point of view, they deported individuals labeled as Tren de Aragua members—a group the U.S. has designated as a foreign terrorist organization—back to Venezuela.