The US Embassy says all known US citizens have been released from detention in Venezuela

“We are pleased to confirm that the interim authorities have released all known US citizens detained in Venezuela,” the embassy wrote on the X website. “If you have information regarding any other US citizens who remain in detention, please contact US Citizen Services,” she added.

No other details about the detainees were revealed. Fox News Digital has reached out to the State Department.

Venezuelan Delcy Rodriguez attacks Washington and declares that there is “enough” American influence

Venezuelans burn the American flag after the announcement of the American attacks and the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. The US government said on Friday that all known Americans detained in the country have been released. (Stringer/Image Alliance via Getty Images)

Interim authorities have slowly released American detainees in the weeks following the US arrest of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

They are both detained New York City On federal terrorism and drug charges.

Earlier this month, Venezuela’s interim government reported that 116 prisoners had been released, though only about 70 prisoners had been verified by the NGO Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón, according to Bloomberg.

The State Department confirms that a “limited number” of employees in Caracas are working to resume diplomatic relations with Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Celia Flores parade in a military vehicle during Independence Day celebrations in Caracas, July 5, 2025. (Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images)

Earlier this month, the US government announced Travel alert Warning against traveling to the country. Americans in the country were advised to leave immediately.

“The security situation in Venezuela remains volatile. The U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, warns U.S. citizens against traveling to Venezuela, and reiterates travel warnings for Venezuela dating back to 2019. As international flights resume, U.S. citizens in Venezuela should leave the country immediately.”

The country is run by Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez, a former lieutenant of Maduro.

This week, Rodriguez signed a law to reform the country’s oil sector, opening it to privatization and reversing the basic policy of the socialist government that has ruled Venezuela for more than two decades.

The State Department told Fox News that a “limited number” of people are working on the ground in Venezuela. (Reuters)

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On January 10, Pres Donald Trump He said that American energy companies will invest $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela’s “rotten” oil infrastructure and raise production to record levels.