US EditionVenezuelan security forces have detained several Americans since Trump began military campaign: report
Over 100 people have died in U.S. strikes targeting drug smuggling in the Caribbean, while several Americans face charges or wrongful detention in Venezuela, officials said.
- In recent months, Venezuelan security forces have detained several Americans after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. military strikes and tanker interdictions.
- After earlier negotiations, the administration escalated pressure by accusing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of controlling Cartel de los Soles and suspending talks that freed 17 American citizens and permanent residents.
- Named detainees include James Luckey-Lange, traveler from Staten Island, Aidel Suarez, U.S. permanent resident, and Jonathan Torres Duque, Venezuelan-American; released detainees described abusive conditions and lack of due process including at Rodeo I.
- Washington warns the detentions could complicate U.S. military operations, while the U.S. Embassy in Colombia referred questions to the U.S. State Department, which did not respond.
- Analysts warn the tactic risks provoking further escalation, with James Stavridis, retired admiral, saying Maduro's approach will likely spur the Trump administration to increase pressure.
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The number of U.S. citizens detained in Venezuela has increased since the beginning of the U.S. military and economic campaign against President Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuela has detained several Americans as tensions with U.S. rise
Venezuelan security forces have detained at least five Americans in recent months as the US has built a pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a US official familiar with the matter told CNN.
Venezuelan security forces have detained at least five Americans in recent months as the U.S. develops a pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a U.S. official familiar with the matter told CNN.
Venezuela has detained several Americans as tensions with US rise
Venezuelan security forces have detained at least five Americans in recent months as the US has built a pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a US official familiar with the matter told CNN.
Since the U.S. began a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government, Venezuelan authorities have arrested several Americans, some of whom Washington is studying to declare as illegally detained, reports The New York Times citing a Venezuelan anonymous official. Although some of the detainees have been charged with criminal charges that the U.S. considers legitimate, President Donald Trump’s government is considering declaring at least t…
Venezuelan security forces have arrested several Americans in the months since the Donald Trump administration launched a military and economic pressure campaign against the government of this South American nation, according to a US official familiar with the matter. Some of the detainees face legitimate criminal charges, but the US government is considering naming two others as illegally detained, the U.S. official said.
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