2 weeks ago - In the early hours of Saturday, ... installation. Gutiérrez, who left Venezuela in 2015, describes feeling a mix of optimism and confusion at the news. She's been hoping for the time when Maduro would be removed from ...

2 weeks ago - It’s horrible but we can’t do anything, just wait and see what their administration will be like.” · These diverse reactions show how geopolitical ruptures are lived through families, friendships and daily routines, shaping intimate decisions and relationships in the process. As Venezuela becomes the focal point for a seismic realignment of the global political order, ordinary Venezuelans once again find their lives being restructured by forces beyond their control.

2 weeks ago - Bolivar Camino said it was 'an honor' to be 'the first Venezuelan to thank Donald Trump' for capturing the dictator who had been controlling their country for the last 13 years. Herrera, who attended the event with her husband, declared Trump ...

2 weeks ago - "It is uncertain, but whatever happens is going to be better than what it was," one Venezuelan native said. ... LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Venezuelans living in Los Angeles are sharing different opinions on the capture of the country's president, ...

2 weeks ago - Wilman Gonzalez stands at his home, ... Maduro, in Catia La Mar, Venezuela. ... Some Venezuelans are unhappy at the prospect of decisions for Venezuela being taken at the White House....

2 weeks ago - Opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado celebrated the operation and capture in a statement, calling it the "hour of freedom." "As of today, Nicolás Maduro faces international justice for the atrocious crimes committed against the Venezuelan people and against citizens of many other nations. In light of his refusal to accept a negotiated solution, the Government of the United States has fulfilled its promise to uphold the rule of law," Machado said. Trump, who said he has not been in contact with Machado, said during a press conference on Saturday that he doesn't believe she can assume the leadership role in Venezuela.

1 week ago - Many Venezuelans say little will change after the downfall of Maduro. Photograph: Carlos Becerra/Getty Images ... US capture of president gave many Venezuelans hope, but a week on, an even more draconian atmosphere pervades

2 weeks ago - Critics worry it will drag the U.S. into another costly war, saying the president is only doing this to gain access to Venezuelan oil. But, Maduro’s capture is also being welcomed by many Venezuelans as he is widely seen by opponents — within his country and by foreign governments — as having illegitimately won Venezuela’s 2024 election.

1 week ago - Protesters hold posters during a rally denouncing the U.S. government and President Donald Trump after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share ... Venezuelans celebrate after President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of Venezuela, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Jan.

2 weeks ago - "It means that they waited so many years for a chance at freedom and it's finally here," one man said. "It's 26 years of waiting for a better Venezuela, and now they're going to be able to go back and enjoy it with their families."

1 week ago - For more than 770,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S., reactions to Trump's forceful moves in the country they left behind — and the one that has taken them in — are as intense as they are complicated. Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Many are thrilled by the removal of Maduro, who harassed and jailed political opponents while presiding over an economic collapse, driving millions of Venezuelans from the country.

2 weeks ago - But the manner in which the Venezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken to New York to face criminal charges – in a military operation that, at this point, appears to have little to no legal or constitutional authority – has sparked concern. Venezuela attack: what we know so far as US captures President Maduro ... “No one who loves their country is happy to see foreign troops on its land.

2 weeks ago - Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan on January 5, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by XNY/Star Max/GC Images)GC Images—2026 XNY/Star Max ... Americans are torn over the aggressive U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, early polling suggests.

6 hours ago - Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodríguez denounced the capture as a "kidnapping". Venezuelan officials said at least 23 Venezuelan security officers were killed during the attack.

1 week ago - 7, a panel of United Nations experts declared that the actions by the Trump Administration represent a “grave, manifest and deliberate violation of the most fundamental principles of international law.” · After Maduro was captured, President ...