President Donald Trump says he has informed Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez that he's going to be opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela and Americans will soon be able to visit. ADVERTISEMENTThe Republican president says, "American citizens will be very shortly able to go to Venezuela, and they'll be safe there." In a notice to lawmakers dated Monday and obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, the State Department said it was sending in a regular and growing contingent of temporary staffers to conduct "select" diplomatic functions. Diplomatic relations between the two countries collapsed in 2019, and the US State Department warned Americans shouldn't travel to Venezuela, raising its travel advisory to the highest level. The State Department on Thursday still listed a travel advisory for Venezuela at its highest level, "Do not travel," warning that Americans face a high risk of wrongful detention, torture, kidnapping and more.

Source: The Telegraph January 29, 2026 17:53 UTC