All known US citizens held in Venezuela have been released, the US embassy said on Friday evening.
“We are pleased to confirm the release by the interim authorities of all known U.S. citizens held in Venezuela,” the embassy wrote on
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Venezuelans burn an American flag after announcing the US attacks and the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The US government said on Friday that all known Americans held in the country had been released. (Stringer/Photo Alliance via Getty Images)
Interim authorities have slowly released American prisoners in the weeks since the U.S. arrest of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
Both are being held in New York City on federal narcoterrorism charges.
Earlier this month, Venezuela’s interim government reported that 116 prisoners had been released, although only about 70 prisoners have been verified by the nongovernmental organization Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón, according to Bloomberg.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás 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)
Earlier this month, the US government issued a travel warning advising 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 Bogotá, Colombia, is warning U.S. citizens not to travel to Venezuela, repeating warnings against travel to Venezuela dating back to 2019. Now that international flights have resumed, U.S. citizens in Venezuela should leave the country immediately.”
The country is led by Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, Maduro’s former lieutenant.
This week, Rodriguez signed a law that reorganizes the country’s oil sector, opening it up to privatization and undoing a core policy of the socialist government that has ruled Venezuela for more than two decades.
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On January 10, President Donald Trump said US energy companies will invest $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela’s “rotting” oil infrastructure and boost production to record levels.
