After almost a year away, Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado has returned to her home country following a series of unsuccessful attempts that strained her relationship with US President Donald Trump's administration.

"I'm here. With you all," the Nobel Peace Prize-winner posted on X on Sunday.

Footage shared by her press team showed her appearing at a church in the western state of Lara, where bystanders gathered to sing the national anthem and shout "liberty!" as she departed in an SUV, according to a Reuters witness.

Her staff stated she will travel overland to Caracas.

Her attempts to re-enter the country have tested relations with the Trump administration, which she sought to cultivate as an ally prior to the removal of President Nicolas Maduro from power in January.

U.S. officials had asked her at least once to postpone her return, Reuters reported in June, following several failed entry efforts.…