Nicolas Maduro Jailed in New York as Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela

Nicolás Maduro is expected to make an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court on Monday, according to officials

Supporters of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro embrace in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, January 3, 2026, after US president Donald Trump announced that Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. Picture: Cristian Hernandez/AP

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention centre on Sunday after US president Donald Trump ordered an audacious US raid to capture the South American leader and take control of the country and its vast oil reserves.

As part of the dramatic operation early on Saturday that knocked out electricity in parts of Caracas and included strikes on military installations, US Special Forces seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and transported them via helicopter to a US Navy ship offshore before flying them to the US.