In recent weeks, the United States has reinforced its military presence in the Caribbean, very close to the coast of that South American nation, and in an interview published by Politico, Trump did not rule out the possibility of sending Pentagon troops to Venezuela.

In that same interview, and in response to another question about Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the US head of state utterred in threatening terms that: “His (Maduro’s) days are numbered.”

Trump recently announced the complete closure of airspace over and around Venezuela as part of his intensified psychological and maximum pressure campaign against Caracas.

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino denounced an attempt of intimidation by the United States through the overflight of F-18 fighter jets, which entered the airspace over the Gulf of Venezuela last Tuesday.

Regarding immigration, it was also reported that the United States announced the termination of family reunification programs for nationals of seven countries: Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, as well as for their immediate relatives, under the pretext of abuses of these protections.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ended the so-called “Family Reunification Parole” (FRP) for these countries, and immigrants covered by this benefit would have to leave U.S. territory by mid-January if they do not have another legal alternative to remain living in that country.

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