Venezuela's Former President Maduro Makes First Appearance in U.S. Courtroom

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to make his first appearance Monday in an American courtroom on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify capturing him and bringing him to New York.

Maduro and his wife are expected to appear at noon before a judge for a brief, but required, legal proceeding that will likely kick off a prolonged legal fight over whether he can be put on trial in the U.S.

The couple will be brought from a Brooklyn jail to a Manhattan courthouse just around the corner from the one where President Donald Trump was convicted in 2024 of falsifying business records.

US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores during large-scale strikes on Caracas military sites, including Fuerte Tiuna. President Trump confirmed the capture on social media, stating Maduro has been flown out to face narco-terrorism charges. This culminates months of escalating pressure, including a $50 million bounty on Maduro. Explosions rocked the capital as Delta Force executed the raid. Venezuela declared a national emergency in response. Is this the end of the Maduro regime? Watch for full details, analysis, and reactions.