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U.S. Department of State warns Americans not to travel to Venezuela over wrongful-detention risk
Summary
A State Department statement warned U.S. citizens against travel to Venezuela and nearby border areas, saying nationals risk wrongful detention for months or years and urging Americans to avoid travel while the department works to secure detainees' release.
A staff member said the U.S. Department of State issued a security alert warning Americans not to travel to Venezuela or bordering areas because U.S. nationals face the risk of wrongful detention for months or even years.
The warning, the staff member said, underlined the department’s concern that "more US nationals are currently wrongfully detained in Venezuela than in any…
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