Overview
- In his first message from detention, Nicolás Maduro said "We are fine. We are fighters," according to a video relayed by his son and Venezuela's ruling party.
- The U.S. State Department urged Americans to depart Venezuela immediately and advised against travel, citing instability and armed colectivos running checkpoints to look for signs of U.S. citizenship or support.
- Supporters in Caracas marched with calls for Maduro and Cilia Flores to be returned, with roughly a thousand people turning out as recent rallies showed smaller crowds.
- Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, remain incarcerated in the United States after pleading not guilty to charges that include drug trafficking.
- Interim president Delcy Rodríguez vowed publicly to work without pause to “recover” Maduro, reinforcing the government’s narrative to sustain support at home.