Nicolás Maduro lands in US: See the captured Venezuela leader's arrival

Stairs lead to a U.S. federal airplane before Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is led out in custody ahead of his scheduled court appearance at Manhattan federal court, at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, U.S. January 3, 2026.

Department of Justice Federal Officers stand guard outside the Department of Justice next to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn (MDC Brooklyn) after the United States struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores overnight, in New York City, U.S., January 3, 2026.

A helicopter carrying Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro arrives in Manhattan on January 3, 2026 in New York City. Maduro will be arraigned in US federal court in New York on narcoterrorism charges. President Trump confirmed in a news conference that the U.S. military carried out a large-scale strike in Caracas overnight resulting in the capture of Maduro and Flores.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is led in custody from a U.S. federal airplane before his scheduled court appearance at Manhattan federal court, at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, U.S., January 3, 2026.

The airplane carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Madura lands at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y. at approximately 4:30pm Jan. 3, 2026.

A person demonstrates against US military action in Venezuela outside Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, on January 3. 2026. US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States will "run" Venezuela and tap its huge oil reserves after snatching leftist leader Nicolas Maduro out of the country during a bombing raid on Caracas. Trump's announcement came hours after a lightning attack in which special forces grabbed Maduro and his wife, while airstrikes pounded multiple sites, stunning the capital city.

People demonstrate against US military action in Venezuela outside Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, on January 3. 2026. US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States will "run" Venezuela and tap its huge oil reserves after snatching leftist leader Nicolas Maduro out of the country during a bombing raid on Caracas. Trump's announcement came hours after a lightning attack in which special forces grabbed Maduro and his wife, while airstrikes pounded multiple sites, stunning the capital city.

NYPD vehicles block off Tenth Avenue by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) headquarters in lower Manhattan as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is expected to be transferred 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.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is led in custody from a U.S. federal airplane before his scheduled court appearance at Manhattan federal court, at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, U.S. January 3, 2026.

The airplane carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Madura lands at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y. at approximately 4:30pm Jan. 3, 2026.

A United States government plane believed to be carrying Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro taxis after landing at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., Jan. 3, 2026.

A motorcade carrying ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro leaves the Westside Heliport in New York on January 3, 2026. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived Saturday evening 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.