Machado Blocked From Venezuela as Rodriguez Meets Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she was prevented from entering Venezuela on multiple attempts during the week of September 23, 2026, as interim president Delcy Rodríguez met with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York during the UN General Assembly. The closed-door meeting marked a warming of relations between Caracas and Washington. Machado tried to return to Venezuela as many as seven times without success. The contrasting events highlighted the shifting diplomatic dynamics around Venezuela.