Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores face drug trafficking charges in a U.S. court following their arrest in a January raid by U.S. forces. Maduro denies the charges and claims his capture was an illegal kidnapping, while U.S. prosecutors allege he conspired to send cocaine into the U.S. via Venezuelan law enforcement. His legal team challenges the legality of his detention, and a trial date has not yet been set.

Nicolás Maduro returns to court for a pretrial hearing in his U.S. drug trafficking case, where he and his wife Cilia Flores face charges of conspiracy to send cocaine into the U.S. The U.S. military seized them from their home in January, and both have pleaded not guilty, contesting the legality of their abduction.