The U.S. Department of State on Wednesday warned Americans against traveling to Venezuela, maintaining a Level 4—“Do Not Travel"—advisory first issued in May amid rising tensions over the U.S.'s anti-drug trafficking campaign and pressure on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

The State Department is renewing an advisory warning Americans not to travel to Venezuela due to a high risk of instability amid heightened concern that President Trump is planning to invade the

The State Department renewed its "do not travel" warning for Venezuela, urging an immediate departure for Americans due to crime, terrorism and detention risks.

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