More U.S. citizens are being "held "wrongfully detained" Venezuelan prisons than any other country, the U.S. State Department said as it issued a travel alert for the country this week.

“U.S. citizens in Venezuela face a significant and growing risk of wrongful detention. More U.S. nationals are currently wrongfully detained in Venezuela than in any other country,” the State Department said in a Tuesday release.

Citing concerns about detainments without due process and harsh conditions “including torture,” officials warned Americans not to travel to Venezuela “for any reason.”

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