Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro back to court for pretrial hearing in US drug trafficking case

Nicolás Maduro is returning to a New York courtroom for a pretrial hearing concerning his US drug trafficking case. Currently detained in a Brooklyn jail, Maduro's lawyers are challenging the U.S. military action that removed the Venezuelan president from power. This legal development follows his activities in Caracas, such as speaking at Miraflores during the Venezuelan Student Day on November 21, 2025, while he remains under prosecution for the alleged drug trafficking charges in the USA.