All known American citizens released from detention in Venezuela, U.S. Embassy says
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All known American citizens held in Venezuela have been released, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement Friday evening.
“We are pleased to confirm that all known US citizens held in Venezuela have been released by interim authorities,” the embassy wrote to X. “If you have information about other U.S. citizens currently in detention, please contact U.S. Civil Service.”
No other details about those detained were disclosed. Fox News Digital reached out to the State Department.
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An opposition protester waves a Venezuelan flag during a protest in support of a group of students on hunger strike in Caracas, Venezuela. On Friday, the U.S. Embassy said all known Americans detained in the South American country had been released. (Reuters)
Interim authorities gradually released American detainees in the weeks following the U.S. capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
Both are being held in New York on federal narco-terrorism charges.
Earlier this month, Venezuela’s interim government reported the release of 116 prisoners, but only 70 were confirmed by the nonprofit Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón, according to Bloomberg.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores parade in a military vehicle during Independence Day celebrations in Caracas on July 5, 2025. (JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)
In January, the US government announced a travel advisory recommending against travel to the country. Americans in the country were advised to leave immediately.
“The security situation in Venezuela remains fluid. The U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, warns U.S. citizens not to travel to Venezuela and reiterates warnings against travel to Venezuela that have been in place since 2019. As international flights have resumed, U.S. citizens in Venezuela should leave the country immediately.”
The country is led by Delcy Rodriguez, the former vice president of Venezuela and Maduro’s former number two.
This week, Rodriguez signed a law overhauling the country’s oil sector, opening it up for privatization, reversing a key policy of the socialist government that has ruled Venezuela for more than two decades.
The State Department told Fox News that a “limited number” of people are working in Venezuela. (Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters; Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)
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On January 10, President Donald Trump said American energy companies would invest $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela’s “decaying” oil infrastructure and boost production to record levels.
