Live Update: Captured Venezuela President and his wife arrived in US to face charges

What we know

A photograph which U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account shows what he describes as Venezuelan President “Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima” amphibious assault ship, currently in the Caribbean Sea January 3, 2026. The image appears to be taken from a printed photograph, as white edging can be seen around the image. What appears to be the letters DEA can be seen on a black uniformed person next to Venezuelan president Maduro. U.S. president Trump said DEA officials were involved in the operation. Verifying the location was not immediately possible as the photograph is tightly cropped. But the patterning of grey hairs within Maduro’s mustache matched recent imagery of him. @realDonaldTrump/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

• Maduro on US soil: Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are now in New York City after a large scale US operation in Venezuela.

Maduro is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and is expected to face drugs and weapons charges in a federal court in Manhattan.

• Trump’s plan for Venezuela: President Donald Trump said the US will “run the country” until a “judicious transition” takes place. He also said the US will seize Venezuela’s large oil reserves.

• Uncertain future: Venezuela’s Supreme Court has instructed Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to take over the powers and duties of acting president.

At the same time, opposition leader María Corina Machado has called for an opposition candidate to assume power. Venezuelans at home and abroad have shown joy and hope, but also concern and anxiety…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>

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