The high-level prisoner swap that freed Brittney Griner this week has placed a spotlight on another Texan imprisoned across the world, journalist Austin Tice.
he’s won numerous accolades for since his abduction. He was set to return to Washington, D.C., to finish his third and final year at Georgetown Law before he went missing.
Earlier this year, Biden met with Tice’s parents and reiterated his commitment to working toward “Austin’s long overdue return to his family.” On Thursday, Tice’s family applauded Griner’s release while urging the U.S. National Security Council to work with the Syrian government to bring home their son.
“This is more evidence that where there is a will there’s a way for the United States to secure the safe release and return of its unjustly held citizens,”Several elected officials, including Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn, echoed the family’s sentiment.
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