Overview
- President Trump said Nicolás Maduro and his wife are being transported aboard the USS Iwo Jima toward New York to face drug and weapons charges.
- A Fox News source said the Venezuelan leader will be held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn pending proceedings.
- The facility has housed high-profile defendants including Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Ghislaine Maxwell, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Sam Bankman‑Fried and current detainee Luigi Mangione.
- Federal judges and advocates have condemned MDC conditions as unsafe and inhumane, while the Bureau of Prisons says it reviews safety protocols and implements corrective actions.
- Reports describe the pre-dawn operation as “Operation Absolute Resolve,” with U.S. special forces storming a fortified residence based on CIA-provided intelligence.