Maduro Flown to U.S. After Daring Overnight Operation as Trump Announces Transitional Control of Venezuela
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States after a dramatic overnight military operation in Caracas that resulted in his capture and removal from the country. U.S. forces extracted Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a surprise nighttime strike that President Donald Trump described as an unprecedented action “not seen since World War II.” Maduro was transported first to the USS Iwo Jima and later flown to New York, where he is now being held ahead of federal proceedings on narco‑terrorism and drug‑trafficking charges—allegations he denies. The Venezuelan government condemned the operation as an “imperialist attack,” while international observers scrambled to assess the geopolitical fallout. Presiden...
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