Venezuelans at Home, Abroad Celebrate Maduro’s Capture, but Question What Comes Next

The U.S. president said he is appointing a team to temporarily run the country that includes Secretary of State Marco Rubio and War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Venezuelans at Home, Abroad Celebrate Maduro’s Capture, but Question What Comes Next
Venezuelan citizens living in Spain celebrate at Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro following a strike on Venezuela. Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images
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As Venezuelans living abroad and in the United States praised the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the U.S. military, they are concerned about what comes next for the South American country and how to fully remove what they say has been an entrenched regime.

One Venezuelan man in the United States, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of political retaliation against relatives still in Venezuela, spoke with The Epoch Times about how he and his family became U.S. citizens after fleeing Venezuela under then-President Hugo Chavez’s regime, seeking asylum as political refugees in Florida in 2010.

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