Tensions have grown between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago over support for US military action in the Caribbean.

Trinidad and Tobago, in a deepening diplomatic row with Caracas over US military activity in the Caribbean, was on Tuesday mulling a "mass deportation" of undocumented migrants -- most of whom are Venezuelans -- from its territory.

As a U.S. warship docked in Trinidad & Tobago for what the country's government called “training exercises,” Venezuela lashed out, accusing T&T Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of acting like a “military colony.”

Venezuela on Sunday condemned what it said was a military provocation by neighboring Trinidad and Tobago in coordination with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, aimed at spurring a full military confrontation with the Latin American nation.

Venezuela has demanded detailed information from Trinidad and Tobago over Exxon Mobil’s planned deepwater exploration near their maritime border, escalating regional energy tensions.

The Venezuelan government has claimed it has captured a group of mercenaries with ties to the CIA amid spiralling tensions with Washington.