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The United States cautioned its citizens not to travel to Venezuela as the security situation there "remains fluid." The US Department of State Consular Affairs said on Saturday, "As international flights have resumed, US citizens in Venezuela should leave the country immediately."
US citizens in Venezuela should "remain vigilant and exercise caution when traveling by road," the department stated in its statement shared on X. "All consular services in Venezuela, routine and emergency, remain suspended. The US government continues to be unable to provide emergency services to US citizens in Venezuela," it added.
‘Colectivos’
The US department further warned against "colectivos". It said, “Before departure, US citizens should take precautions and be aware of their surroundings. There are reports of groups of armed militias, known as colectivos, setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for evidence of US citizenship or support for the United States.”
It stated that Venezuela has the highest Travel Advisory level – Level 4: Do Not Travel – "due to severe risks to Americans, including wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure."
The department noted that intermittent power and utility outages continue throughout Venezuela.
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