Cilia Flores

Force in Play

Detained alongside Maduro in Brooklyn; pleaded not guilty January 5; motions to dismiss set for November 17; trial set for June 1, 2027

Delta Force operators captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a pre-dawn Caracas raid on January 3, 2026. Maduro pleaded not guilty in Manhattan and is jailed in Brooklyn awaiting a June 1, 2027 trial, while Delcy Rodríguez remains acting president and has not set an election date.

Updated 4 days ago

Rule Changes

In US custody, facing same five counts as Maduro; house arrest request denied on flight-risk grounds

Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's former president, pleaded not guilty in a New York federal courtroom on October 15 to charges he conspired to torture political opponents. Judge Alvin Hellerstein entered the plea after Maduro twice refused to answer directly, calling the allegations “false accusations and false testimony.”

Updated Oct 20

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Detained at MDC Brooklyn with significant injuries from capture; pleaded not guilty January 5, 2026

Delta Force dragged Nicolás Maduro from his bedroom at 2 AM on January 3, threw him on a helicopter, and flew him to the USS Iwo Jima bound for Manhattan. The Venezuelan president now faces narco-terrorism charges in the same courthouse that convicted El Chapo.

Updated May 19