Ric Grenell has traveled to Venezuela to meet with socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro and demand that he accept deported criminals from the U.S. and release American hostages.

President Donald Trump's presidential envoy for special missions Richard Grenell is in Venezuela to discuss the migrant crisis with foreign leaders, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Friday. Leavitt said at a press conference that Grenell is already in the South American country.

Richard Grenell, a senior Trump administration official, traveled to Venezuela to persuade President Maduro to accept deported criminals from the U.S. and release imprisoned Americans. The visit, aiming to preserve democracy in Venezuela,

US President Donald Trump sent an envoy Friday to Venezuela to warn leftist leader Nicolas Maduro to accept the unconditional return of deported Venezuelans or face consequences.

This photo released by Venezuela's presidential press office shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, center, with Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump's special envoy, left, at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas,

U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Richard Grenell will meet with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday in Venezuela, the U.S. and Venezuela both said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Trump administration official has traveled to Venezuela to urge Nicolas Maduro’s government to take back deported migrants who’ve committed crimes in the U.S. and release a handful of Americans imprisoned, a U.S. official said Friday.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trumps envoy Richard Grenell is expected to meet with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday in Venezuela