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.

A Trump envoy traveled to Venezuela to urge authoritarian President Maduro to accept deported migrants. The U.S. does not recognize Maduro's claim to victory.

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.