January 3, 2026, New York – In response to the aggression by the United States against Venezuela this morning, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement:

The Trump administration has chosen catastrophe. Buoyed and inspired by the U.S.’s long legacy of military intervention and disregard for international law and people’s right to self-determination, today’s blatantly unlawful aggression in Venezuela reads like a caricature of imperialism. The choice to re-militarize the Caribbean and force regime change in Venezuela condemns not only the U.S. government, but an international community that has failed to stop powerful states from imposing their will through force. Read our statement from November and follow the lead of people’s movements who are taking to the streets around the world today to demand an end to bombings, to all wars, and to a political order that accommodates and encourages such violence, vengeance, and grotesque displays of unchecked abusive state power.