The USS San Antonio, USS Iwo Jima, and USS Fort Lauderdale could arrive off Venezuela’s coast as early as Sunday. The warnings came just hours after Colombia’s Superior Tribunal ordered the release of Álvaro Uribe Vélez from house arrest, pending his appeal of a 12-year sentence for bribery and witness tampering. Uribe, who led Colombia from 2002 to 2010 with staunch U.S. backing, remains one of the country’s most polarizing figures. In his first public appearance since his release, Uribe traveled on Wednesday to Sabaneta, Antioquia, that has long served as a conservative stronghold. Senator Miguel Uribe’s assassination, carried out during a campaign event at Parque El Golfito, shocked Colombia’s political establishment and underscored the persistent dangers of public life in a country where violence continues to haunt democracy.