A U.S. deal gave hope to Venezuelan political prisoners' families. Sorrow followed.
“Gracias, dios mío,” - thank you, God - Wendelin Peña repeated as tears streamed down her face that Oct. 18 afternoon. The Biden administration had agreed to ease oil and gas sanctions for six months - and, in exchange, had set a Nov. 30 deadline for Venezuela to release political prisoners.
Source: stripes.com