As Floridians awoke to news of U.S. strikes on Venezuela, Denisse Castillo was already celebrating.

The Venezuelan-born U.S. citizen came here at 15 with her mom and three siblings, but is in close touch with family in the South American country.

“Everyone is super thrilled,” she said of the news that U.S. troops captured President Nicolás Maduro.

"He's the worst of the worst," she said, "running a criminal organization and giving away the country's land to the worst enemies of the United States. People need to realize that."

Thanks to social media platform WhatsApp, she says Venezuelans were aware military action was imminent and residents near its targets knew to stay put.