Overview
- The embassy advised U.S. citizens to avoid American government facilities, stay alert, monitor reputable news, and enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program.
- Trinidad and Tobago’s homeland security chief said the reported threats could be connected to rising regional strain, and authorities implemented undisclosed security measures.
- Since early September, the U.S. has conducted at least six strikes on suspected drug‑smuggling vessels in the Caribbean, with at least 28 people reported dead and the latest strike yielding survivors now in U.S. custody for planned repatriation, detention, and prosecution.
- President Trump has framed alleged traffickers as unlawful combatants and confirmed CIA authority for covert operations inside Venezuela while signaling potential land options.
- Venezuela condemned the U.S. operations and petitioned the U.N. Security Council to deem them illegal, as a Trinidadian community mourns two fishermen believed lost in a recent strike.