Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela
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The Venezuelan president, who was captured by U.S. forces early Saturday, is awaiting trial in New York City on federal criminal charges.
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In the photo, Maduro is standing in sweatpants and sweatshirt, but more notably he is wearing some kind of eye mask to blindfold him and heavy-duty earmuffs that block out sound. The Venezuelan leader also has a bottle of water in his hand, from which he ostensibly has been drinking.
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Nicolás Maduro’s capture by US met with celebrations in South Florida and apprehension in Caracas
After word spread early Saturday that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces in Caracas, jubilant demonstrators sang and danced on streets more than 1,300 miles away in the heart of South Florida’s Venezuelan community.
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A CIA team, steel doors and a fateful phone call: How the U.S. captured Maduro in Venezuela
President Donald Trump approved the strike before Christmas after months of planning, including troops training using a model of Maduro’s compound.
U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan praises the efforts made in to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on 'Sunday Night in America.'
The New York jail holding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is a facility so troubled, some judges have refused to send people there.
Follow live updates as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arrives in the U.S. following his capture overnight.