US urges its citizens to be vigilant and flee VenezuelaThe GuardianThe US has urged its citizens to leave Venezuela immediately amid reports that armed paramilitaries are trying to track down US citizens, one week after the abduction of then-Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. “US citizens in Venezuela should remain vigilant and exercise caution when traveling by road,” the alert added, urging citizens to depart immediately now that some international flights from Venezuela have restarted. People walk in front of a wall painted with the image of abducted former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Saturday. However, the department alert exposed how volatile the situation remains after the US special forces raid, during which scores of people were killed. The roads connecting Caracas to its western border are policed with dozens of military and police checkpoints.

Source: Taipei Times January 11, 2026 16:31 UTC