""Gomez's letter also called for the "safe return" of detained Americans. Gomez's office said it is working with the State Department, the Israeli Embassy and other officials to secure Wilder's safety, provide her with consular access and medical care, and arrange for her eventual release and return to the U.S. In an interview with Democracy Now, Wilder spoke about her involvement with the flotilla, saying the vessel carried primarily medical and media workers.""
""As the Representative of Emily Wilder in Congress, I must insist on an immediate update from your department on the efforts being made to secure her safe treatment and immediate release," he said in a Wednesday letter, emphasizing what he called the administration's "solemn legal and moral duty to advocate and protect the rights of detained Americans." "Failure to take immediate and comprehensive action""
Rep. Jimmy Gomez urged the State Department and the Trump administration to act swiftly to secure the release and safe return of Emily Wilder, a 26-year-old Los Angeles journalist detained by Israeli authorities after an interception of a humanitarian aid flotilla. Wilder was aboard the Conscience, a ship taking part in a flotilla to bring medical workers to Gaza, when it was intercepted in international waters. Gomez requested immediate updates on consular efforts, cited a legal and moral duty to protect detained Americans, and said his office is coordinating with officials to secure Wilder's safety, medical care, consular access, and eventual return. Wilder said the vessel carried primarily medical and media workers.
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