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State Department warns U.S. citizens against travel to Venezuela; spokesperson reiterates limits on funding to Maduro and notes Chevron license expiration
Summary
The State Department issued a security alert urging Americans not to travel to Venezuela because of wrongful detentions; the briefing also referenced a Chevron license that expires at 11:59 p.m. and reiterated that the U.S. will not permit funds that would assist the Maduro regime.
The State Department opened its briefing with a travel warning for U.S. citizens about Venezuela, saying Americans risk “being wrongfully detained in prison for months or even years” and noting that “more U.S. nationals are currently wrongfully detained in Venezuela than in any other country,” according to the spokesperson.
Reporters asked for a precise number of wrongfully detained Americans; the spokesperson declined to…
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