
US delegation unable to secure release of Americans detained in Venezuela
CNN
A US delegation that traveled to Venezuela this week was unable to secure the release of any of the Americans detained there.
US Special President Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens was able to meet with wrongfully detained Americans while in the capital city of Caracas and discussed "with senior Maduro regime officials the importance of ensuring that they receive appropriate care where needed," a State Department spokesperson told CNN.
However, the visit by Carstens and Ambassador Jimmy Story, who heads the US' Venezuelan Affairs Unit, ended Thursday without any of the Americans whom the US considers wrongfully detained being able to return home.

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