US Department of State Tells Americans Leave Venezuela 'Immediately'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Newsweek

Published Jan 10, 2026 at 06:20 PM EST updated Jan 10, 2026 at 06:23 PM EST


The U.S. State Department ordered American citizens and lawful permanent residents on Saturday to leave Venezuela "immediately," citing an increasingly dangerous security environment and specific threats to U.S. nationals.

The warning came in a post on X as the U.S. Embassy responsible for Venezuela relayed reports of armed militias targeting travelers for evidence of American citizenship amid mounting civil unrest and public safety breakdowns. "The security situation in Venezuela remains fluid," the State Department wrote on X. "As international flights have resumed, U.S. citizens in Venezuela should leave the country immediately."

Why It Matters

The State Department directive follows a fresh spike in violence and instability throughout Venezuela, a country already subject to a Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory since 2019.

The evacuation order follows notable turbulence in the country's political landscape, including the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces last week, widespread protests, and a series of high-profile prisoner releases by acting Venezuelan authorities.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/us-department-of-state-tells-americans-leave-venezuela-immediately-11341230

[Duncanpup]

1. You break it you buy it, the pottery barn rule.

Will pay the bill with our dead and wounded, as Dubya 2003 Iraq cost us.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Good morning PA neighbor

(although I live a hike away from you here in Philly )

[Duncanpup]

3. IGGLES today friend.

Twenty one my son and Dunc the golden retriever chonk and i will be rooting for the birds as always. Although i am almost positive that Dunc is actually just rooting for game day snacks.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Dunc knows the deal

(hoping Lane Johnson, who was suddenly put on "gametime decision" due to a swollen foot, can play at some point during the game)

[livetohike]

5. The "dangerous security environment" is created

by The Felon sending in our troops. How will MAGA react when it’s one of their sons or daughters heading to Venezuela?

[Farmer-Rick]

16. Just wanted to add

Our troops are no longer in Venezuela. They all departed when Maduro was kidnapped. There are US troops surrounding the country, but none inside the country.

Which is a good thing since they would be easy targets for retribution.

Notice Venezuelans are not dancing in the streets now that Maduro is gone.

And where is the Nobel Peace winner who encouraged pedo Trump to attack Venezuela? Why she's making the tour of conservative FOX and news forums. She's safe and sound in the US.

Why isn't she in Venezuela? If pedo Trump did what the people wanted and removed a terrible dictator as Machado asked him to do, why isn't she dancing in the streets with her country men? Instead of staying as far away from Venezuela as she can.

Now, Venezuela is doing a purge of all pro US, pedo Trump supporting, members of Machado's party. They are furious some foreign dictator came in and removed their elected president because they had a deal with Machado. They are doing a purge of anyone who helped the US attack their country. And can you blame them?

To Venezuela, Machado is now a traitor.

[EX500rider]

18. ".... and removed their elected president" Still sticking with that are we?

I suppose the Guardian is a right wing rag? lol

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/10/gonzalez-proof-win-venezuela-election-vote-tally-maduro

[Farmer-Rick]

19. He is as much their elected president as

Pedo Trump is the US elected president.

So, do as I say not as I do.

If Maduro was so unwanted, why aren't Venezuelans dancing in the streets right now?

Why is Machado conducting Fox and other conservative news interview rounds instead of dancing in the streets with her fellow country men? After all she's a Nobel Peace prize winner who invited pedo Trump to come attack her country. Why aren't Venezuelans NOT thanking her for goading pedo Trump into attacking them?

Yeah, smart move Machado, maybe one day your countrymen will call you hero instead of traitor.

[EX500rider]

23. There aren't dancing in the streets because the State security apparatus still exists

And Trump got more electoral votes which makes him the legitimate president no matter how much he may suck.

And when the only people besides you who think Maduro won are N Korea, Cuba, Iran, China & Russia it may be time to rethink your position, YMMV

[ananda]

27. They are going at one another, mano a pedo.

...

[GreenWave]

28. Or ALL my Venezuelan contacts?

Decades of calls, emails. not a one complaining and one was a staunch ADECO leader! Not a one.
I may search to see this is oil bs ratcheting up everything.

I voted in Venezuela, what about you?

They don't just have one political party there, crappy journalism aside. They have factions. When I voted there were about 3 dozens political parties ON THE BALLOT. Adecos, copeyanos and about 30 leftist parties. So to win they agreed on a split ticket. Front half is the Prez, back half the Congress. So those stubborn leftist parties want their seats. If they still do this and false peace prize used that as her evidence, then she is insane.
Further where are the various faction results?

[DemMedic]

6. Bucks County PA here; And I tell you that I am shocked!

SHOCKED!!!

Who would have thought bombing a country and kidnapping its leader would lead to any kind of violence.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. ...

[sinkingfeeling]

7. But, it was only a police action ... with a warrant.

[Sanity Claws]

8. Yet the orange one expects oil companies to go there

Maybe he plans to deploy the military to protect the oil companies.
Gee, who could have expected this?

[mopinko]

17. they wont go in unless he does.

they’d b stupid to think the next admin will protect them. it cd take a couple decades to get it all up and running. r they stupid/greedy enough to think that?
possibly.

[ShazzieB]

9. How ironic.

Because I'm sure Venezuela would like to tell Schlump to leave 'Immediately'!

JK, I'm sure what they really want to tell Schlump is GET THE FUCK OUT!!!!!

[Timeflyer]

11. Flee the Epstein Distraction War, and stop asking for release of the Epstein Files!

[3Hotdogs]

12. FUCK. Silly me thought there was gonna be dancin' in the streets and 'mericans being cheered on the streets of Caracas.

And free Starbucks and Big Macs for anyone with a gringo accent.

Sorry, Mr. Townsend "I Got Fooled Again."

[paleotn]

13. Gee! Didn't it play out like that in Baghdad? Oh wait.

[paleotn]

14. Big problem here is we cannot trust virtually anything coming from this regime.

Without 3rd party corroboration, who knows what's going on in Caracas. They don't like Americans right now is a pretty safe bet. No surprise. Who the hell does at this point?

[chouchou]

15. What Fun! Another Trump day that has people scrambling for some pleasant sweet day.

"No nice day for YOU!"

[kimbutgar]

20. Is this horrendous crazed evil man of terror going to nuke Venezuela ?

You know he’s crazy enough to want to do this and get us in www3.

[AcanthaV]

21. Mission Accomplished? Americans Fleeing for Their Lives While Trump Brags About Oil

Trump says he’s making Venezuela “rich and safe,” but the State Department is telling Americans to leave “immediately.” Armed militias are literally hunting people for evidence of U.S. citizenship. Is this what “liberation” looks like? It’s a total breakdown of order.

The administration decapitated a government without a single plan for what comes next, and now our own citizens are paying the price. House Democrats are right to demand answers: Was putting a target on every American’s back worth a few extra barrels for Exxon and Chevron? We’ve seen this movie before in 2003, and we know how it ends. When will we stop using our military as a concierge service for Big Oil?

[dalton99a]

22. .

[stopdiggin]

24. welcome to, "We are in control .. "

"We will be in control .. "
"We are thinking about .. "
"We have a concept of a plan .. "

[Sneederbunk]

25. A strange way to run a country.

In absentia.

[CentralMass]

26. It sounds just like home. Armed militias targeting US Citizens.