Overview
- U.S. media report Nicolás Maduro was transferred to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, a facility long criticized for overcrowding, violence and power failures that has housed multiple high‑profile detainees.
- A video posted by the White House’s rapid response account shows Maduro handcuffed in a DEA New York hallway, where he says “good night” and “happy new year” as agents escort him.
- Officials expect Maduro to appear in Manhattan federal court on Monday to answer SDNY charges that include narco‑terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy and weapons violations.
- President Trump said the United States will temporarily run Venezuela until a transition and indicated strong U.S. involvement in the country’s oil sector, a stance echoed by his defense secretary in a TV interview.
- The UN Security Council plans an emergency meeting on Monday, Venezuela’s supreme court designated Delcy Rodríguez as acting president, and The New York Times cited a Venezuelan official reporting at least 40 deaths in the assault.