‘It’s impossible not to feel relief’: UK Venezuelans on Maduro’s capture

January 3, 2026

TL;DR

Cinzia de Santis, a Venezuelan exile in the UK, feels relief that Nicolás Maduro's regime, built on fear and repression, may be collapsing.
She is concerned about the legality and constitutional authority of the US military operation that captured Maduro and his wife.
De Santis fled Venezuela after being placed on the Tascón List for signing a petition against Hugo Chávez, highlighting past government repression.
Alejandro Arenas-Pinto, a doctor and exile, worries about the humanitarian crisis worsening due to political instability and military interventions, citing examples of Iraq, Libya, and Syria.
Domingo Lapadula believes the US intervention removed a "regime that has somehow kidnapped the country" and notes the lack of military resistance in Venezuela.
The article mentions that nearly eight million Venezuelans have left the country under Maduro's leadership due to economic collapse, inflation, poverty, and insecurity.

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