India, May 28 -- The U.S. government has issued an alert warning to U.S. citizens against travelling to Venezuela.
The Department of State also urged U.S. citizens or any one with U.S. residency status currently in Venezuela to leave the country immediately, including those traveling on Venezuelan or other foreign passports.
The Department of State assigned Venezuela its highest Travel Advisory level - Level 4: Do Not Travel - due to severe risks including wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, unfair law enforcement practices, violent crime, civil unrest, and inadequate healthcare.
U.S. embassies in countries bordering Venezuela, as well as countries with direct air links to Venezuela, have released security al...