US Warns Americans to Leave Venezuela Immediately

The advisory comes a week after American military forces conducted a mission to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
US Warns Americans to Leave Venezuela Immediately
The U.S. embassy in Caracas on Jan. 9, 2026. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images
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American citizens are advised to leave Venezuela as soon as possible due to the “fluid” security situation in the South American country, a U.S. Department of State Consular Affairs X post stated.

This warning comes a week after American military forces conducted a mission in the capital city of Caracas to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The pair has since pleaded not guilty in a New York courtroom to a range of federal charges, including narco-terrorism.

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