The message seemed designed to reach Washington as one administration prepares to hand the baton to the next: If the United States keeps messing with Venezuela, then Caracas will retaliate by “liberating” the US territory of Puerto Rico,

The United States will also extend temporary protections for roughly 600,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States.

Puerto Rico governor Jenniffer González Colón called Maduro's comments an "open threat to the United States and our national security."

It remains unclear how many Americans are currently held in Venezuela following the significant prisoner swap in 2023 when Washington and Caracas negotiated the release of dozens of prisoners, including 10 Americans, in exchange for Colombian businessman Alex Saab, a close ally of Maduro.

Venezuelans once again watched as Nicolás Maduro was sworn into office on Friday, donning the executive sash and declaring himself president despite irregularities and questions around his election.

Under strict security measures in Caracas, Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third term as President of Venezuela, after an electoral process plagued by irregularities and repressi

"The freedom of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," the Venezuelan president said.

The country’s autocrat was sworn in again with little resistance, and many believe it could take a little longer for them to return home.

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday for a new term, extending his increasingly repressive rule in the face of renewed protests and rebukes from the United States and others who believe he stole last year’s vote.

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