# Venezuelan opposition leader Machado weighs return home amid US reticence

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- Reuters, 2026-09-16 10:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-opposition-leader-machado-weighs-return-home-amid-us-reticence-2026-09-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aaa6e85a4391a0001266fb4

> Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado faces a growing dilemma over when to return home from abroad to rally support, as the Trump administration remains reluctant about her homecoming, according to four opposition sources and two political analysts.