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Venezuelans Face Uncertainty as the Trump Administration’s Plans for Their Country Emerge. Here’s What to Know

U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro during a months-long operation, charging him with narco-terrorism; he is held in New York ahead of a Monday court appearance.

  • In a pre-dawn operation on January 3, U.S. forces captured Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores from their home in Caracas, Venezuela, in a meticulously planned raid.
  • After months of pressure, the Trump administration framed the operation as a counter-narcotics measure tied to Maduro’s alleged cocaine shipments and a U.S. naval buildup with a tanker blockade.
  • U.S. forces transported Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores from their residence onto the USS Iwo Jima, routed via Guantanamo Bay, and flown to New York City where they were indicted on narco-terrorism charges.
  • Maduro is currently being held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center ahead of his Monday court appearance, while President Donald Trump said U.S. officials are managing Venezuela temporarily.
  • Internationally, Cuba condemned the raid as 'state terrorism' after 32 Cuban nationals were killed, while oil markets saw prices fall and PDVSA faces $58 billion to restore Venezuela's infrastructure.
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The rallies express the popular rejection of a direct aggression against the institutionality of the country and a rupture of the democratic order.

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Wisconsin progressives angry with US raid in Venezuela

(The Center Square) – Some of the loudest opposition to the Trump Administration’s raid in Venezuela is coming from Wisconsin’s progressive lawmakers.

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Two hours after the capture of Nicolás Maduro and the military intervention in Venezuela, Miami’s mayor Eileen Higgins asked the Trump administration to restore the Temporary Protection Status for Venezuelans. As an argument, she argued that the country was “unsafe” for her return. Eileen Higgins’ statement The mayor presented her position during an interview with CBS News. There she said that federal agencies should not force Venezuelans to ret…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Who's running Venezuela? Trump and top officials offer differing views

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have expressed differing views on the U.S. role in Venezuela following the capture of the country's leader.

·Kansas City, United States
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Spain in English broke the news in on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
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