"Nicolás Maduro will have already spent more than 24 hours in one of the toughest U.S. jails when he appears in court Monday to face charges that could keep him behind bars for the rest of his life. The ousted Venezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, joined the approximately 1,330 inmates at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Saturday following a surprise night time raid and odyssey that included a U.S. warship, a plane and a helicopter."
"For years, the hulking concrete jail has drawn sharp criticism from judges, lawyers and watchdogs. In 2024, one judge bluntly dubbed the conditions at New York City's only federal jail as "dreadful in many respects." Another described them as "dangerous, barbaric." By all accounts, it's a world away from the rarefied public existence Maduro and Flores had been living. The palace In Caracas, Maduro lived inside a sprawling military complex called Fort Tiuna."
Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured by U.S. forces in Caracas and transported to New York, where they are detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Maduro appeared in court more than 24 hours after arrival and faces federal charges tied to drug trafficking and collaboration with gangs designated as terrorist organizations. The Metropolitan Detention Center holds roughly 1,330 inmates and has drawn harsh criticism from judges, lawyers and watchdogs for conditions described as "dreadful," "dangerous" and "barbaric." Maduro previously lived at Fort Tiuna and conducted public duties at Miraflores Palace.
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