Overview
- U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in Caracas and transferred them to U.S. custody to face narcotics and narcoterrorism charges in the Southern District of New York.
- President Trump told Fox & Friends that “something’s gonna have to be done with Mexico,” saying he repeatedly offered President Claudia Sheinbaum U.S. help to “take out the cartels,” which he said she declined.
- Mexico’s government denounced the U.S. action as a violation of the U.N. Charter and called for an end to aggression, urging the United Nations to address the crisis.
- Reporting on Operation Absolute Resolve describes a short, high‑intensity raid using special operations forces and precision airstrikes, with no U.S. fatalities reported and only minor helicopter damage.
- The operation and the president’s remarks triggered international and domestic criticism, intensifying questions over sovereignty, regional stability, and the scope of future U.S. interventions.