Now in US custody, Maduro and Flores face a court fight as Washington says it remains in the driving seat of Venezuela’s politics, oil sector and regional balance HOUSTON, United States It has been a month since US military forces captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, bringing the leader and former first lady to the US to face criminal charges of narco-terrorism. The events leading up to Maduro's detainment on Jan. 3, 2026 were long in the making as President