Venezuelan officials allowed Maria Corina Machado to return, Rubio says
Summary
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Venezuela’s interim authorities told the U.S. that opposition leader María Corina Machado could return without interference, and that the U.S. relayed this to her team. Rubio said the interim government had met agreed deadlines for changes to electoral and judicial institutions, which the Trump administration says are needed before credible elections.Key Facts
- Machado returned to Venezuela one day before Rubio made his comments.
- Rubio said Venezuelan officials had told the U.S. weeks earlier that Machado could fly into the country without problems.
- Machado left Venezuela in late 2025 to accept the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway after spending nearly a year in hiding.
- The article says U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro about a month after Machado left, and his deputy Delcy Rodríguez took control.
- Rubio said Venezuela had met the agreed timelines for replacing its Supreme Court and electoral council.
- Rubio said the U.S. is using sanctions relief and economic licenses to encourage cooperation from the interim government.
- Rubio said there had been no discussion of prosecutions when asked whether Rodríguez and her brother had been offered immunity.
- Machado has criticized parts of the Trump administration’s economic agreements with Venezuela, including a U.S.-backed oil deal.
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