Maduro in New York, held by U.S. authorities: Anxiety over the next day in Venezuela — live updates minute by minute

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Maduro successful New York aft his apprehension successful Caracas — what we cognize truthful far

• Nicolas Maduro has present been transferred to a detention installation successful New York, little than 24 hours aft the cognition that led to his apprehension and transportation to the United States.
• Delcy Rodríguez has assumed the duties of president of Venezuela.
• The photograph of Nicolás Maduro successful handcuffs aboard a U.S. craft bearer transporting the Venezuelan president (See here).
• “We volition stay successful power of the state until a antiauthoritarian modulation takes place; we are acceptable for a 2nd onslaught if necessary,” is Donald Trump’s connection pursuing the apprehension of Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
• “Cuba is different spot wherever we privation to assistance its people,” the U.S. president besides said, with Marco Rubio adding, “If I were a subordinate of the authorities successful Havana, I would beryllium worried.”
• “It was an unthinkable operation, similar a tv show,” Trump said, revealing that helium watched the Delta Force cognition unrecorded from Mar-a-Lago.
• Who the elite peculiar operations portion Delta Force is that arrested Maduro and his woman (See here).
• Read HERE everything that has happened successful Venezuela, from the strikes connected Caracas onward.

04/01/2026 08:32
Restrictions lifted successful Caribbean airspace

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted the restrictions connected Caribbean airspace that were imposed aboriginal Saturday.

“The archetypal Caribbean airspace restrictions expire astatine 12:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), and flights whitethorn resume,” Duffy said connected societal media precocious Saturday night. “Airlines person been notified and volition rapidly update their schedules. Please proceed to interaction your hose if your formation was affected by the restrictions.”

No notation was made to airspace implicit Venezuela, which the FAA had besides restricted.

04/01/2026 08:47
China says the U.S. should instantly merchandise Maduro

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said contiguous that the United States should instantly merchandise Venezuelan person Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and resoluteness the concern successful Venezuela done dialog and negotiation.

In a connection published connected its website, the ministry besides said the United States should warrant the idiosyncratic information of Maduro and his wife, stressing that their apprehension violated planetary instrumentality and planetary norms.

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🔴 The archetypal video of President Maduro and his wife, showing him appearing to beryllium successful symptom portion being escorted successful restraints by heavy equipped soldiers astatine a U.S. subject base. pic.twitter.com/TnxWNByrGs