When is a wrongfully detained person "wrongfully detained?"

When it comes to 'hostage diplomacy," Biden's strategy may be measured, but it seems inconsistent

The recent exchange of hostages between the U.S. and Venezuela is a vivid testament to how the quid pro quo of international diplomacy, replete with gambits and sacrifices, often plays out like a high-stakes chess game in which the pawns are real people.

Ten Americans once detained in Venezuela are now breathing the air of freedom. Their release, however…