Eight of 10 Americans charged with child kidnapping have been released from jail in Haiti.

A Haitian judge ruled Wednesday that eight of the 10 Americans detained in Haiti have been freed on their word and can leave the country immediately.

Two of the Americans, Laura Silsby and Charisa Coulter, will remain in Haiti because the judge wants to determine why they traveled to Haiti on an earlier trip before the January 12 earthquake, attorney Avion Fleurent said.

Although the Americans are released on bail, there was no bond required. They are being released on their word.

It was not immediately clear when they would leave the country.