2026-01-02

January 5 resumption restarts operational and political clocks after fourteen-day holiday pause. First twenty-four to forty-eight hours after reopening indicate whether gang operational pause ends immediately. Thirty-six days until February 7 creates compressed timeline for any mandate extension negotiations. CPT must choose between formal extension announcement or continued silent normalization strategy. Two-to-three week window January 5-25 determines orderly transition versus power vacuum outcome.