QUATIRE: Interim president Delcy Rodriguez promised Monday that Venezuelans in exile would be welcomed back with open arms following a new amnesty law passed after the US ouster of Nicolas Maduro, as authorities continued to slowly release prisoners. “I am telling you: the doors of Venezuela, the arms of the Venezuelan people, are open to those who want to return in this process of healing from hatred,” she said in a televised address. An estimated seven million Venezuelans have fled their homeland due to the political and economic crisis and many opposition figures live in exile.

The move is in line with a new law, giving hope to throngs of others imprisoned over alleged plots to oust the government.

The announcement by the head of Venezuela's National Assembly comes amid US pressure following the capture of ex-President Nicolás Maduro.