Venezuela has freed 10 Americans as part of a larger prisoner exchange for Venezuelan detainees released from El Salvador, the U.S. and Salvadoran governments said Friday.

A deal freed 10 Americans and permanent U.S. residents detained in Venezuela, for more than 250 Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador after expulsion from the U.S.

By Aram Roston, Ted Hesson and Vivian Sequera WASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) -Over 200 Venezuelans who were deported from the United States on allegations of gang membership earlier this year and detained in an El Salvador jail arrived home to Caracas on Friday.