The departure over the weekend of several Venezuelans who were holed up inside the Argentine embassy in Caracas was touted by the U.S. and Venezuelan opposition as a daring extraction.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not provide details of the group's movements to reach the U.S., but he described the event as a rescue operation.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the rescue of five members of Venezuela’s Democratic opposition coalition who had been sheltering in place due