US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: Nicolas Maduro’s Pleads Not Guilty, Next Court Appearance Set for March 17

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: As the hearing came to an end, Maduro and his wife were escorted from the courtroom. Both Maduro and Flores agreed to remain detained for now. Their attorneys could revisit a bail application at a later date.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: At one point near the end of the hearing, attorney Barry J. Pollack said that his client “is head of a sovereign state and entitled to the privilege” that the status ensures.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: In court, a government attorney said Maduro and Flores were officially taken into law enforcement custody at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday and that their plane landed in New York at 4:31 p.m. that day.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: Nicolas Maduro reminded the judge that he was ‘still the President of Venezuela’, while pleading not guilty on all four charges in the New York Court.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: The judge responded to Maduro: “A plea of not guilty will be entered on behalf of Mr. Maduro”. A second time, Maduro was asked for his plea and he said: “I am innocent. I am not guilty of anything that is mentioned here” as per AP.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: Nicolas Maduro's wife Cilia Flores has also pleaded “not guilty” on all charges, CNN reported.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: Nicolas Maduro pleaded 'not guilty' to the charges brought against him in the New York Court, where he has been brought in for arraignment, CNN reported.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: The Venezuelan president has now appeared for the first time in a New York courtroom, wearing a blue jail uniform, and his wife were led into court around noon 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 US.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: Maduro’s son and Venezuelan congressman Nicolás Maduro Guerra railed on the Trump administration on Monday and warned that the capture of his father in an American operation could set a dangerous precedent globally.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: In a message on X, Petro said his government has conducted record amounts of cocaine seizures and warned the Trump administration that it would kill children if it conducts strikes against drug trafficking groups and rebels in Colombia.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: Amid criticism from the U.N. and international adversaries, U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz defended the intervention in Venezuela as a "surgical law enforcement operation." If the United Nations in this body confers legitimacy on an illegitimate narco-terrorist with the same treatment in this charter of a democratically elected president or head of state, what kind of organization is this?” he argued.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: The son of deposed President Nicolás Maduro appeared at the National Assembly for the swearing-in of lawmakers elected last May. Congressman Nicolás Maduro Guerra, or “Nicolasito,” had been out of the public eye since his father’s capture during a U.S. military operation on Saturday.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: In the UNSC meeting, China strongly condemned the US capture of Venezuelan President Maduro, and stated the disputes should be resolved peacefully. 

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: President Maduro has reportedly hired Barry J. Pollack, a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer who had negotiated WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s 2024 plea agreement, thereby securing his release immediately after he pleaded guilty to an Espionage Act charge for obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: In the ongoing UNSC meeting, Russia called for immediate release of President Maduro. Russia, earlier, had also made a statement asking the US to ‘abandon double standards and not justify the aggression’ against Venezuela

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: United Nations warned in the meeting that the US may have violated international law after the Trump administration justified capturing him and bringing him to New York.

In a statement, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he remains “deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected with regard to the 3 January military action.”

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: The small but growing group of about 50 protesters hold Signs in Support of Maduro across the street from Manhattan federal court. “No War For Venezuelan Oil”, “No To Criminal Trump Invasion” and “No Blood For Oil” were among the signs.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: Price of US crude oil gained 1% after U.S. forces captured Nicolas Maduro. Shares of Chevron and ConocoPhillips jumped after President Trump floated a plan for U.S. oil companies to help rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry as per AP.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: Rubio and other top Trump administration officials will be discussing the Venezuela situation Monday evening with House and Senate leadership of the “gang of eight,” which includes top members of the Intelligence committees as per AP. 

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: Maduro will be represented in court by David Wikstrom, a longtime criminal defense lawyer in the city. Wikstrom is a court-appointed lawyer, and the ousted Venezuelan leader will likely also retain private counsel.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: “Bangladesh believes that diplomacy and dialogue should prevail to solve all disputes between countries and reaffirms her steadfast commitment to the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and international law”, the Foreign Ministry in a statement posted on X.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: The Swiss government said that it had decided to freeze any assets held in Switzerland by the deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro or his associates "with immediate effect".

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: The United Nations Security Council is due to today after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro, a move that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres views as setting "a dangerous precedent".

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: "In connection with the U.S. armed aggression against Venezuela and threats of further attacks, Russian citizens are strongly advised to refrain from traveling to Venezuela unless absolutely necessary," said a warning from the embassy, distributed by the Russian Foreign Ministry today.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: In an interview with local media Patel said, FBI is going to continue its “law enforcement mission” to find “anyone responsible or part of” drug-related activities. FBI’s hostage rescue team, a tactical unit, was embedded with the U.S. forces in the mission to capture Maduro, he added.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: An attack targeted U.S. Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home, causing significant property damage. Video footage shows large holes in the windows, with law enforcement officers documenting the scene.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: Law enforcement officials have secured the area of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse as Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro arrived for his initial appearance to face federal charges.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: The helicopter carrying Maduro lands at a Manhattan heliport after a short flight.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: Following Maduro's ouster, Delcy Rodriguez has assumed the interim presidency of Venezuela with the backing of the high court and military, cementing power within his former administration.

US-Venezuela LIVE Updates: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was escorted to court in a Lenco BearCat armoured vehicle, a move that drew attention for its special security detail. It is a heavily armoured tactical vehicle, highlighting the heightened security surrounding it as Maduro faces mounting domestic and international attention over his judicial proceedings.