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.

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.

An adviser for US President Donald Trump is set to meet with officials from the government of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, part of an early effort at engaging with the sanctioned leader of the oil-rich nation.