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one week (deadline November 28, 2025)

Maduro given 'one week' to leave Venezuela

Late
“[paraphrase] You have one week to leave Venezuela with your family, for any destination of your choosing.”
Promised
, Private phone call from Trump to Nicolas Maduro, lasting under fifteen minutes, first reported by Reuters
Stated deadline
“one week (deadline November 28, 2025)” → November 28, 2025
Topic
Foreign policy
Era
Second term

What happened

Maduro demanded full amnesty plus sanctions relief for more than 100 officials and Trump refused most of it. The November 28 deadline passed with no departure and no immediate action beyond Trump declaring Venezuelan airspace closed. The resolution came five weeks later: on January 3, 2026 US forces executed Operation Absolute Resolve, striking Venezuela and capturing Maduro and his wife.

Sources

  1. Trump gave Maduro ultimatum to flee Venezuela as land operations loom: report Fox News, Nov 24, 2025
  2. Alleged US Deadline for Maduro Exit Passes Without Incident Venezuelanalysis, Dec 1, 2025
  3. Second presidency of Donald Trump Wikipedia, Sep 1, 2026