Venezuela releases all known American detainees following Maduro capture and government takeover

All known American citizens being held successful Venezuela person been released, the U.S. Embassy said Friday evening. 

"We are pleased to corroborate the merchandise by the interim authorities of each known U.S. citizens held successful Venezuela," the embassy wrote connected X. "Should you have information regarding any different U.S. citizens inactive detained, delight interaction American Citizen Services."

No different details astir the detainees were disclosed. Fox News Digital has reached retired to the State Department. 

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An absorption protester waves a Venezuelan emblem astatine a protestation successful enactment of a radical of students who person been connected hunger onslaught successful Caracas, Venezuela. On Friday, the U.S. Embassy said each known Americans detained successful the South American federation had been released.  (Reuters)

Interim authorities person dilatory released American detainees successful the weeks pursuing the U.S. seizure of erstwhile Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

Both are being held successful New York City connected national narco-terrorism charges. 

Earlier this month, Venezuela's interim authorities reported that 116 prisoners person been released, though lone astir 70 person been verified by the non-governmental enactment Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón, according to Bloomberg.

STATE DEPT CONFIRMS 'LIMITED NUMBER' OF PERSONNEL IN CARACAS WORKING TO RESUME VENEZUELA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores parade successful a subject conveyance during celebrations for the Independence Day, successful Caracas connected July 5, 2025.  (JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)

On Jan. the U.S. authorities announced a question alert advising against question to the country. Americans successful the state were advised to depart immediately. 

"The information concern successful Venezuela remains fluid. The U.S. Embassy successful Bogota, Colombia, warns U.S. citizens not to question to Venezuela, reiterating warnings against question to Venezuela dating to 2019. As planetary flights person resumed, U.S. citizens successful Venezuela should permission the state immediately."

The state is being tally by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez, Maduro's erstwhile fig two. 

This week, Rodriguez signed a instrumentality overhauling the nation's lipid sector, opening it to privatization, reversing a halfway argumentation of the socialist authorities that has ruled Venezuela for much than 2 decades.

The State Department told Fox News that a "limited number" of radical are moving connected the crushed successful Venezuela. (Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters; Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)

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On Jan. 10, President Donald Trump said American vigor companies volition put $100 cardinal to rebuild Venezuela’s "rotting" lipid infrastructure and propulsion accumulation to grounds levels.