Overview
- Maduro and his wife were transferred to the United States on January 3 and are being held at a Brooklyn detention facility.
- The Justice Department publicly released an updated indictment after his capture alleging collaboration with multiple drug-terror groups around 2020.
- Prosecutors describe a scheme dating to the Chávez era that leveraged official power to move large volumes of cocaine into the United States.
- If convicted on the U.S. charges, Maduro could face a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
- New York Mayor Mamdani condemned the transfer as a violation of international law and said he raised objections directly with President Trump.