Vehicles, people seen crossing Venezuela-Colombia border amid military presence

(5 Jan 2026)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

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Simón Bolívar International Bridge, Venezuela–Colombia border - 5 January 2026
1. Various of vehicles crossing Venezuela-Colombia border
2. Various of Colombian military Humvee arriving to patrol area
3. Various of international and local media at border
4. People crossing border on motorcycle and vehicles
5. Wide of border area
6. People crossing on foot
7. Colombian military patrolling area
STORYLINE:
People were seen crossing the Venezuela-Colombia border on Monday, days after the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela and President Donald Trump's threats of military action in Colombia.

The crossings on foot and vehicle were made at the Simón Bolívar international bridge amid a military presence in the area.

Members of the local and international media were also seen near the border crossing.

On Sunday, Trump suggested that he wants to extend American power further in the Western hemisphere.

Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump called Colombian President Gustavo Petro “a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States. And he’s not going to be doing it very long.”

He also called on Venezuela’s new interim President Delcy Rodríguez to provide “total access” to her country, or else face consequences.

Meanwhile, deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to make his first appearance Monday in an American courtroom on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify capturing him and bringing him to New York.

Maduro and his wife are expected to appear at noon before a judge for a brief, but required, legal proceeding that will likely kick off a prolonged legal fight over whether he can be put on trial in the U.S.

AP video by Marko Alvarez

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