"Venezuelan New Yorkers clung to their country's flag outside of federal court in Lower Manhattan on Monday afternoon and wept with joy as deposed President Nicolas Maduro was arraigned on narco-terror charges. Standing just across the street from 500 Pearl St., where Maduro professed his innocence and pleaded not guilty to narcotics trafficking, his people sang, smiled, and cried as the man they say made them flee their homeland was brought to justice."
"Though some decried President Donald Trump for sending military forces into the Caribbean to forcibly remove Maduro and his wife in a hail of gunfire and dropped bombs early on Saturday morning, Venezuelans themselves were applauding the act on Monday morning. I think it's the right thing, because it's the only thing. It's the only way to take off Maduro. We tried elections, we tried protests, and neither worked. So, this is the only way to make justice, Miguel Martinez said."
Venezuelans wept with joy outside Manhattan Federal Court on Jan. 5, 2026 as deposed President Nicolas Maduro was arraigned on narco-terrorism charges. Venezuelan New Yorkers clung to flags outside federal court, singing, smiling, and crying as Maduro professed his innocence and pleaded not guilty to narcotics trafficking. A white van carrying soldiers rode ahead of Maduro's motorcade as onlookers screamed at his passing. Some decried President Donald Trump for sending military forces into the Caribbean to forcibly remove Maduro and his wife. Many Venezuelans in Manhattan applauded the capture, saying elections and protests had failed and force was the only way to achieve justice.
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