Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, made their first return to federal court since their January arraignment, as a U.S. judge weighed key legal disputes surrounding their high-profile drug trafficking case. The hearing, held Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Manhattan before Alvin Hellerstein, centered on whether charges against the couple should be dismissed and…
The reported capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces on Saturday, January 3, 2026, marks one of the most consequential—and legally fraught—actions in modern international relations. The arrest of a sitting head of state of a sovereign country by another state raises profound questions under international law, U.S. constitutional law, and long-standing norms…
The United States is deploying three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela, a move the Trump administration says is aimed at combating Latin American drug cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations. The operation raises significant legal and geopolitical questions about the use of military force in international waters and the classification of transnational criminal…