The Daily Journal.- U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, held their first in-person meeting on Tuesday in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting took place at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, where Trump hosted a reception for foreign leaders […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in New York early Monday morning to attend the 81st United Nations General Assembly, where she plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. The meeting will mark their first encounter since the U.S. military operation that culminated in Nicolás Maduro’s capture. Rodríguez landed at Teterboro […]
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The Daily Journal.- Federal Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York scheduled a hearing for October 8 to consider a bail request filed by Cilia Flores, Nicolás Maduro’s wife, who is seeking to remain under house arrest until her trial begins in June 2027. The judge […]
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EFE.- Cilia Flores, wife of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, asked a New York court on Wednesday to allow her to await trial outside prison due to heart problems. In a court filing, Flores’ defense attorneys requested her transfer to a private residence in New York under house arrest, with armed guards around the clock, […]
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EFE.- Lawyers for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro asked a U.S. court on Wednesday to dismiss the criminal case against him on sovereign immunity grounds, according to the digital court docket. Maduro’s attorney, Barry Pollack, filed two motions with the court: one seeking dismissal of the entire indictment based on sovereign immunity and another, should […]
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The Daily Journal.— Following the events of January 3, 2026, and amid changing relations between Venezuela and the United States, the fate of Venezuelan state funds frozen abroad has once again become a major issue. According to Bloomberg, Washington is considering a partial release of frozen assets, estimated at between $20 billion and $30 billion, […]
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The Daily Journal.— Juan Sulbarán Quintero, commander general of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), called on members of the force Tuesday to remain loyal to Acting President Delcy Rodríguez as seven months passed since the U.S. military operation that resulted in Nicolás Maduro’s capture. “We have a duty to fulfill, and we must remain loyal […]
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EFE – Prosecutors in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York proposed Tuesday that the trial of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who face drug trafficking charges, begin in June 2027, according to a filing submitted to a federal court in New York. The proposal comes […]
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The Daily Journal — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has scheduled a status hearing for Wednesday, July 22, as part of the criminal proceedings involving Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores. The hearing will begin at 12:00 p.m. New York time. The court will review the case’s current status, while […]
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EFE. — A federal judge in the United States has ordered former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and several other senior Chavista officials to pay $314 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by more than a dozen U.S. citizens alleging kidnapping, torture, and terrorism. The ruling did not include Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, among […]
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