Overview
- Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are in U.S. custody at MDC Brooklyn and he is scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court at noon Monday.
- An expanded indictment unsealed Saturday details charges including narco‑terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and weapons offenses, and adds his wife and son as defendants.
- Officials say he will be transported under tight security, and a former warden says he is being held in administrative detention with near‑total isolation inside the jail.
- Crowds gathered outside the facility over the weekend, with Venezuelan expatriates cheering the capture and other demonstrators calling the U.S. operation and detention unlawful.
- MDC Brooklyn has a long record of violence, infrastructure failures and rights complaints, though the Bureau of Prisons cites recent staffing and maintenance improvements and describes the facility as safe.