US EditionUS warns Americans to leave Venezuela immediately as armed militias set up roadblocks
The State Department cites armed militias and civil unrest causing severe risks; consular help is limited and a Level 4 Do Not Travel advisory remains in effect.
- On Jan. 10 the U.S. State Department ordered American citizens and lawful permanent residents to leave Venezuela immediately as international flights resumed and the security situation "remains fluid."
- Reports show armed militias known as colectivos are setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for U.S. citizenship amid a fresh spike in violence and the reported capture of former President Nicolas Maduro last week.
- With consular operations inactive in Venezuela, officials advised U.S. citizens inside Venezuela that assistance is unavailable and to contact the U.S. Embassy in Bogota for guidance.
- The State Department reaffirmed the highest-level advisory, citing wrongful detention, torture, terrorism, kidnapping, civil unrest, and poor healthcare, and expects to maintain Level 4 for Venezuela.
- Officials urged U.S. citizens to remain vigilant, exercise caution when traveling by road, monitor commercial airlines and their communications channels, and enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program .
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Venezuela Responds to US Travel Advisory (+President Maduro's Message)
On Saturday night, Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement after the @TravelGov account on X, which is administered by the US State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, called on US citizens in Venezuela to leave the country immediately, and to be wary of “colectivos,” which, according to the US, “setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for evidence of U.S. citizenship or support for the United States.” The statement r…
After Maduro's arrest, paramilitary U.S. citizens are chasing Venezuela. Washington is calling for immediate departure. The regime is holding on to power.
Americans Urged to Leave Venezuela
The United States has urged its citizens to leave Venezuela immediately amid reports that armed paramilitaries are trying to track down U.S. citizens, one week after the capture of the South American country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, The Guardian reports.
Dem lawmaker puts Marco Rubio on notice after Fox News report on 'disaster' in Venezuela
A Democratic congressman put U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on notice on Sunday, noting a Fox News report that showed "armed militias" in Venezuela after the U.S. mission that took out the nation's leader.In an article called "US warns Americans to leave Venezuela immediately as armed militias set up roadblocks," the conservative outlet reported that "Armed militias known as colectivos" are "reportedly setting up roadblocks to search vehicl…
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