The U.S. State Department posted on X that "The second Wave is coming 🇻🇪🔥👋," according to its official @StateDept account between 11:45 p.m. UTC on January 10 and 12:45 a.m. UTC on January 11, 2026. The message appeared over the past hour amid ongoing U.S. security alerts urging Americans to depart Venezuela immediately due to colectivos roadblocks, as stated in a January 10 advisory from @TravelGov. This follows the U.S. military operation capturing Nicolás Maduro on January 3, referenced in a January 10 X post by @eduardomenoni quoting the Washington Post on Maduro's prior status as a hostage of Diosdado Cabello. An X post by @Fritz_A_Sanchez during the window noted a contrast between President Donald Trump's reported encouragement for U.S. companies to invest in Venezuela and the State Department's travel alert. Separately, @EmmaRincon expressed concern over reports of reactivated illegal gold mining in the Bajo Caura channel.
