US renews 'do not travel' alert over terrorism, kidnapping amid Trump narco-terror fight

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The State Department renewed its "do not travel" advisory for Venezuela.

Without edits, the question advisory was reissued Wednesday, with the State Department citing a myriad of precocious risks related to crime, terrorism, detention and mediocre wellness infrastructure.

"All U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents successful Venezuela are powerfully advised to depart immediately," the advisory says.

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In 2019, the U.S. severed diplomatic ties with Venezuela, closing its embassy. It says it nary longer has the quality to supply exigency services oregon consular assistance to U.S. citizens successful the country.

"There is nary harmless mode to question to Venezuela," the advisory states, adding that radical should debar traveling to the state by immoderate means.

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The State Department has renewed its "do not travel" informing for Venezuela. (Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images)

Officials authorities that tourists person a precise precocious hazard of being detained if they adjacent accidentally measurement a fewer feet implicit the border.

"Violent crimes, specified arsenic homicide, equipped robbery, kidnapping and carjacking, are communal successful Venezuela," the advisory reads.

If tourists are detained, the U.S. is mostly not informed astir the detainee. 

"Travelers look [an] accrued hazard [if] utilizing unregulated taxis from the Maiquetia Simón Bolívar International Airport and utilizing ATMs successful the area," it besides notes. 

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Dangerous Colombian violent groups run successful Venezuela’s borderline areas with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana, the advisory points out.

Security forces person detained U.S. citizens for up to 5 years without respect for owed process.  

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If tourists are detained, the U.S. is mostly not informed astir the detainee, who volition beryllium chopped disconnected from immoderate communications and taxable to "inhumane" torture, according to the State Department.  (Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)

If tourists are detained, the U.S. is mostly not informed astir the detainee, who volition beryllium chopped disconnected from immoderate communications and taxable to "inhumane" torture.

Officials pass of terrible beatings, prolonged restraint successful accent positions and waterboarding, according to erstwhile detainees and autarkic quality rights organizations.

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Any American with plans to question to oregon from Venezuela should not rely connected authorities assistance and should make a "proof of life" program prior.

In March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said determination are Americans wrongfully detained successful Venezuela.

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"We’re knocking out drug boats right present astatine a level that we haven’t seen," President Trump said Wednesday. "Very soon we’re going to commencement doing it connected onshore too." (X.com/SecWar)

The advisory besides notes shortages of gasoline, electricity, water, medicine and aesculapian supplies successful the Boliviarian socialist country.

While the Department of Transportation prohibits airlines from providing U.S.-Venezuela flights, Venezuela is afloat of melodramatic landscapes that pull tourists. 

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For example, Canaima National Park successful Salto Angel is location to the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall, and Los Roqyes Archipelago is touted for its achromatic soil and turquoise waters. 

The renewed advisory comes arsenic President Trump ramps up his run against narco-terrorism.

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"We’re knocking out drug boats right present astatine a level that we haven’t seen," Trump said Wednesday. "Very soon we’re going to commencement doing it connected onshore too."

The president doubled down connected calling retired the Maduro authorities for weaponizing migration. He repeated his assertion that Venezuela "sent america killers, murderers … cause dealers astatine the highest level … pack members and radical from their intelligence institutions."

Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed reporting. 

Ashley J. DiMella is simply a manner newsman with Fox News Digital. 

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