Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained by China. Swidan had been facing a death sentence on drug charges while Li and Leung were imprisoned on espionage charges.

China released three American detainees Wednesday after striking a deal for a prisoner exchange with the Biden administration.

A diplomatic agreement was reached with China, the White House said. It was not yet clear whether the US sent home any Chinese citizens.

The White House is reporting that three Americans who were being held in China are coming home after a deal with President Joe Biden's administration. Both MSNBC and the Washington Post said that there are unconfirmed reports that the release is part of a prisoner swap.

Americans Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung are en route back to the United States from imprisonment in China, the White House said.

The Biden administration has come to an agreement with the Chinese government to secure the release of three Americans whom the State Department had determined to be “wrongfully detained.” The three Americans who were released were Mark Swidan,

The three men, John Leung, Kai Li and Mark Swidan, are on planes heading to the United States, officials said.

The United States has brokered the release of three Americans in a deal with China that includes the exchange of unidentified Chinese citizens being held in the U.S., Politico reported on Wednesday citing an unnamed Biden administration official.

The three are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, all of whom had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained.

Three American citizens who had been imprisoned in China for years were released and are on their way back to the United States, the White House announced Wednesday. The development marks a significant diplomatic achievement in the final months of President Joe Biden's administration.

Three Americans that were detained in China have been released, according to a State Department official. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports from the White House on the details of the release.