SANTO DOMINGO. – The US network Fox News broadcast a low-quality video on Saturday that it claims shows the moment Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arrives in New York, following the military operation carried out in Venezuela early Saturday morning.
So far there is no independent confirmation of his actual arrival in New York or his formal entry into federal judicial custody.
The audiovisual material, broadcast by Fox News and replicated on its digital platforms, does not show clear images of the arrival at an airport or the entry into a prison facility, but accompanies statements from US sources and Trump himself about the operation.
The channel attributes the information to US security officials, without providing independent verification from the ground.
Trump stated in public remarks and messages posted on social media that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured during a military operation in Venezuela, initially taken aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima and later brought to US territory.
According to that version, the Venezuelan president was taken to New York, where he would face federal charges.
However, as of Saturday evening, neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor the Venezuelan government had issued an official statement confirming Maduro's exact location or the precise time of his alleged arrival on U.S. soil.
International news agencies such as Reuters and the Associated Press have emphasized that the available information comes primarily from statements by President Trump and sources cited by U.S. media outlets.
Possible positions
According to Trump and judicial information cited by US media, Maduro would face federal charges previously filed in US courts, including conspiracy to commit narcoterrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States, and weapons-related offenses.
These charges are linked to cases opened years ago in the Southern District of New York, although it has not been officially reported whether he has already been presented before a judge or whether the judicial process has been formally activated.
Trump argued that the capture would allow "justice to be done" in a case that, according to him, involves direct threats to US security, and his statements have been reiterated by Fox News, which supports the official narrative of the US government.
Information developing
As of the time of this report, there are no verified images of Maduro's arrival in New York, nor independent confirmation of his detention in a federal prison.
There has also been no official reaction from the Venezuelan government acknowledging the arrest or specifying the president's whereabouts.
The information is still developing and remains subject to verification, in a context of high diplomatic tension and with divided reactions in the international community.
