A protest was scheduled in Oceanside on Sunday afternoon as reaction continues in San Diego County over the U.S. intervention in Venezuela, in which that country’s leader — Nicolás Maduro — was captured by the U.S. military and brought to New York to face drug charges.
The Democratic Club of Carlsbad-Oceanside organized the protest, scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday at the Oceanside Civic Center at 300 N. Coast Highway.
A “Hands Off Venezuela” rally was held Saturday at Waterfront Park in front of the County Administration Center in downtown San Diego, where about 200 protesters participated, along with a “Hands Off” protest in Barrio Logan that drew at least twenty people.
There was also a protest in front of Camp Pendleton on Saturday.
After months of escalating tensions in which the U.S. conducted deadly strikes against alleged drug boats from Venezuela, seized an oil tanker and ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers, the U.S. military launched the large-scale operation in Caracas overnight Friday and early Saturday.
Maduro and his wife were taken from their home and were being transported to New York to face charges.
At a news conference on Saturday, President Donald Trump claimed the United States would “be running” Venezuela indefinitely until a “judicious” transfer of power could take place.
He added that the United States would be taking over the country’s oil fields, increasing production and allowing U.S. oil companies to sell the oil to other nations, including China and Russia.
Trump accused Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores — without evidence — of a “campaign of deadly narco-terrorism against the United States and its citizens.”
He added that previous U.S. strikes on drug boats had knocked out 97% of drugs coming into the United States by sea, “and those drugs mostly come from a place called Venezuela,” also without evidence.
Venezuela contains the world’s largest proven oil reserves and used to be among its largest oil producers, but its production has fallen off drastically in recent decades.
The Constitution grants Congress the sole power to formally declare war. In 1973, an attempt to further codify its control of military excursions amid the Vietnam War, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution. That act says the president must notify Congress within 48 hours of introducing armed forces into hostilities, and troops must be removed within 60-90 days if Congress doesn’t authorize the action.
Since then, presidents have occasionally skirted the act, citing various exigencies, and its effectiveness continues to be debated.
San Diego-based ships deployed to the Caribbean in late 2025 for Operation Southern Spear include the guided-missile destroyers USS Stockdale and USS Sampson, along with the cruiser USS Lake Erie. These vessels operated as part of a larger U.S. Southern Command buildup.
It was unclear what role, if any, they may have played in the operation.
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