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 ImagesAmerican 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.