US court announces date for trial of ousted Venezuelan President Maduro

A United States’ court on Wednesday fixed June 2027 for the trial of ousted Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

Recall that the US military captured the duo in a stunning nighttime raid in January 2026.

Both have been held in a Brooklyn jail for over seven months after pleading not guilty to federal drug trafficking and firearms charges.

DAILY POST reports that American commandos arrested the couple from their compound in Caracas on January 3.

The lightning operation combined naval, air and ground forces, deposing the strongman who had led Venezuela since 2013.

During the 20-minute hearing on Wednesday, Judge Alvin Hellerstein set the trial date for June 1 next year following a joint request from prosecutors and defense counsel.

Meanwhile, protesters with signs reading “Free President Maduro” gathered outside the Manhattan courthouse waving Venezuelan flags, while opposing demonstrators held placards calling Maduro and Flores “dictators.”