03/25/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/25/2026 12:13
Since taking office, President Donald J. Trump and his Administration have secured the release of 105 detained Americans held abroad - delivering on their unwavering commitment to leave no American behind.
Today, that promise was fulfilled once again.
Dennis Coyle, an American researcher from Colorado, was reunited with his family after more than a year in Taliban captivity in Afghanistan.
In January, President Trump vowed to take a strong stand on Mr. Coyle's unjust detention. This morning, Mr. Coyle stepped off a plane and embraced his loved ones - proof that when President Trump makes a commitment, he delivers.
Mr. Coyle joins other Americans freed through the Trump Administration's decisive diplomacy, including:
Under President Trump, the United States does not leave its citizens behind.