Families of Americans detained abroad hold out hope that Biden administration will return their loved ones By Margaret Brennan, Christina Ruffini, Camilla Schick
Updated on: February 4, 2021 / 7:39 AM / CBS News
Washington A week into his new job, Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with family members of hostages or those wrongfully detained abroad and told them that their loved ones are a top priority in our diplomatic engagements with both allies and adversaries.
Such a meeting in these early days is an acknowledgement that the Biden administration does not want its foreign policy goals to overshadow the plight of detained Americans, and does not plan to repeat the missteps of the Obama administration. However, it is not yet clear what immediate action the new administration will take to secure the release of dozens of Americans held overseas.
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Families of US hostages and detainees look to Biden to keep up efforts to free loved ones CNN 1/1/2021 By Jennifer Hansler, CNN © Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images US ex-marine Trevor Reed, charged with attacking police, stands inside a defendants cage during his verdict hearing at Moscow s Golovinsky district court on July 30, 2020.
As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take over from the outgoing Trump administration, the goal for the families of Americans unlawfully detained and held hostage abroad remains the same: to see their loved ones returned home.
While some are holding out hope that progress could be made in the final three weeks of Donald Trump s presidency, the families are also now looking to the incoming administration to keep up the efforts to secure their relatives freedom. The Biden team has pledged to work tirelessly to reunite the families.