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Kate Perez, USA TODAYJanuary 6, 2026 at 3:25 AM

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Days after being captured by U.S. forces in a surprise overnight attack, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is expected to make his first appearance in a New York federal courthouse on Monday, Jan. 5. Maduro is set to be arraigned in Manhattan alongside his wife on a four-count indictment linking them to a 25-year narco-terrorism conspiracy.

Maduro arrived in Manhattan on Monday morning, shackled as he stepped off a helicopter. The video shows the leader walking down a platform, flanked by armed officials on either side, before entering a vehicle.

The Venezuelan leader and his wife, Cilia Flores, were both captured by U.S. forces on Saturday, Jan. 3. The two reached the United States after being helicoptered out of Venezuelan airspace, sailing to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba via a U.S. Navy ship and then flying to New York by plane.

The United States captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife in an overnight military operation on Jan. 3, 2026, President Donald Trump said, as explosions rocked Caracas and targets across the country.

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1 / 39US bombs targets in Venezuela and captures Nicolás MaduroA still image from video posted by the White House's Rapid Response 47 account on X.com, which originated from the @PaulDMauro account, shows Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro being walked in custody down a hallway at the offices of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in New York City on Jan. 3, 2026.

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1 / 11Photos show authorities bringing Nicolás Maduro to court in NYCAn aerial view shows captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores being moved from a vehicle to helicopter, as he heads to the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Manhattan United States Courthouse, where he is expected to make an initial appearance on U.S. federal charges, including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, and money laundering, in New York City, Jan. 5, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a video.

USA TODAY's Thao Nguyen and Christopher Cann contributed to this report.

Kate Perez covers national trends and breaking news for USA TODAY. You can reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @katecperez_.

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