We are providing continuous coverage outside the Southern District of New York (SDNY) as ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, make their first appearance in a U.S. federal courtroom.
Following their capture by U.S. forces in Caracas on January 3, the pair were transported to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn. Today, January 5, 2026, they appear before Judge Alvin Hellerstein to face a landmark superseding indictment.
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