Maduro arrives in New York after capture by US

A van part of the motorcade carrying ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro leaves the Westside Heliport in New York on January 3, 2026. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived on the evening of January 3 at a military base in the United States after his capture by US forces in Caracas. Maduro was seen surrounded by FBI agents as he descended the boarding stairs of a US government plane at a New York state National Guard facility, and was slowly escorted along the tarmac. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Newburgh (AFP): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived Saturday evening (Jan 3) at a military base in the United States and was transferred to New York City, after his capture by US forces in Caracas.

FBI agents surrounded Maduro as he descended from a US government plane and slowly escorted him along the tarmac at a National Guard facility in New York state.