Marc Fogel, an American schoolteacher who had been held in Russia since 2021, arrived back on U.S. soil late Tuesday night after the White House announced earlier in the day it had negotiated his release.

The family of American teacher Marc Fogel says it's "beyond grateful, relieved and overwhelmed” that he's heading home after his release from Russia.

President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East is leaving Russia with Marc Fogel, an American teacher who was jailed in Russia and deemed “wrongfully detained” by the United States, according to a Tuesday statement from national security adviser Mike Waltz.