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Chris Van Hollen: “Months ago, I did work to secure the release of an American…”

Featuring: Chris Van Hollen, Democratic | U.S. Senate Maryland

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Marco Rubio, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and more | "Face the Nation" Full Broadcast - Jan. 4, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 37:26

What do you know about the detained Americans? What can you find out about how they're doing? I've not gotten an update from the administration on those detained Americans. Months ago, I did work to secure the release of an American, a Marylander, who we now have back in Baltimore, Maryland. I think the administration is looking at those detentions currently ongoing in Venezuela and determining how many of them are wrongful detentions, how many that they don't think are wrongful detentions. (37:26–37:36)

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Asserts that Chris Van Hollen worked to secure the release of a detained American who is now back in Baltimore.

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