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Millions of Venezuelans scattered across Latin America cautiously watch what comes next

Colombia plans a tiered response to a surge in Venezuelan migrants, activating stages based on daily arrivals, non-return rates, and irregular status thresholds.

  • This past week, Colombia's government circulated a Foreign Ministry draft prepared by the Directorate of Territorial Sovereignty and Border Development outlining a three-stage plan to respond to a potential migration emergency after the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, amid 2.8 million Venezuelans already in Colombia.
  • Deputy Foreign Minister Mauricio Jaramillo told the Permanent Council of the OAS the situation after Maduro's capture by U.S. forces could generate massive migration, prompting planning since early December.
  • The plan sets numeric triggers beginning with 73,000 daily entries for stage one, with non-returns below 0.01%, stage two at 90,000 entries with 15% non-returns, and stage three above 120,000 entries with non-return rates over 25%.
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Millions of Venezuelans scattered across Latin America cautiously watch what comes next

Many of the 8 million Venezuelans scattered across the Americas received the news of their president's capture with caution.

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From the moment the U.S. forces entered Venezuela and captured the dictator Nicolás Maduro, the news has not stopped coming out, both on the Venezuelan side and in Washington, where President Donald Trump confirmed whether or not there will be any more attacks. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured last January 3 in Caracas; immediately they were transferred to U.S. territory, where their first hearing was already held and both declar…

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TV Azteca broke the news in on Friday, January 9, 2026.
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