US-Venezuela Tensions

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
Armed supporters of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro gather near the Miraflores presidential palace after U.S. forces captured Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 3, 2026. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images
Troy Myers
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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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Troy Myers is a regional reporter based in St. Augustine, Florida. His background includes breaking, criminal justice, and investigative writing for local news, producing on a national morning newscast in Washington, D.C., and working with an award-winning, weekly investigative news program. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his dog at the beach.