Trump Ousted Maduro. These Families Are Still Fighting to Empty His Prisons. | WSJ

In the days following the U.S.’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, his government pledged to release a significant number of political prisoners, calling it a gesture “to seek peace.” But how many prisoners and which ones are released has become a bellwether of the country’s future after the removal of its strongman leader.

In this video, The Wall Street Journal follows two families, each fighting to secure the release of a loved one imprisoned by the regime: María Oropeza, an opposition party leader, and Alianis Araújo Lozada, a mother of three and street vendor.

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