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State Department urges U.S. citizens not to travel to Venezuela; narrow Chevron license set to expire tonight, spokesperson says
Summary
A State Department spokesperson warned Americans against travel to Venezuela and border areas because of the risk of wrongful detention and said a narrow Chevron license tied to maintenance of equipment in Venezuela expires at 11:59 p.m. tonight.
State Department spokesperson Tammy said at a press briefing today that the department issued a security alert warning Americans not to travel to Venezuela or adjacent border areas because U.S. nationals who travel there "risk being wrongfully detained in prison for months or even years." She said more U.S. nationals are currently wrongfully detained in Venezuela than in any other country but declined to provide a numeric total, calling the information a "diplomatic dynamic" the department would not share.
Tammy also addressed a narrow U.S. license for Chevron to conduct maintenance in Venezuela, saying the license will expire "tonight at 11:59." She described the administration's position as refusing to allow money to move to the Maduro regime that would assist the regime, and said the president instructed Secretary Rubio to terminate Biden‑era oil and gas licenses that benefited Maduro’s regime.
When pressed about whether the administration would renew maintenance allowances or permit other company activity, Tammy declined to discuss individual licensing decisions and reiterated that the department would deny funding that could be used to oppress the Venezuelan people. She also said the Secretary and the administration continue to work to secure the freedom of Americans wrongfully detained in Venezuela, and that President Trump has obtained releases of several detainees since taking office.
