The U.S. State Department on Tuesday issued a Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory for Venezuela, a day after the United States announced sanctions against Venezuela’s state-owned oil company.
#Venezuela Travel Advisory: Level 4 - Do not travel to Venezuela due to crime, civil unrest, poor health infrastructure, and arbitrary detention of US citizens. On Jan 24 the Department ordered departure of non-emergency US govt employees/family members. https://t.co/AWu3LxEjUC pic.twitter.com/Y06i1wUIT6
— Travel - State Dept (@TravelGov) January 29, 2019
As the United States tries to lead President Nicolás Maduro out of office and usher in National Assembly head Juan Guaidó, the State Department says, “Do not travel to Venezuela due to crime, civil unrest, poor health infrastructure, and arbitrary arrest and detention of U.S. citizens.”
Adding to the arrest-and-detention warning, the advisory later says, “Venezuelan authorities may not notify the U.S. Embassy of the detention of a U.S. citizen, and consular access to detainees may be denied or severely delayed.”
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