Ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro returns to NYC court as dueling protests clash outside

Source: New York Post

Ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro — wearing a tan jail jumpsuit and black glasses— returned to a Manhattan court Thursday to face historic drug trafficking charges as dueling protesters clashed outside. The toppled strongman, 63, calmly jotted down notes during his first appearance in court since January, where he had defiantly claimed that the US military had “kidnapped’’ him. 3 Ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro returned to a Manhattan court Thursday to face historic drug trafficking charges on Thursday, March 26, 2026.