Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro transported to Brooklyn detention center(1/3)

Media personnel gather outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York City, Jan. 3, 2026. (Photo provided to China News Service)

According to U.S. media reports, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was taken into custody by the U.S. military, arrived in New York Saturday evening and was escorted by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

The U.S. federal law enforcement officers patrol outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York City, Jan. 3, 2026. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The U.S. federal law enforcement officers patrol outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York City, Jan. 3, 2026. (Photo provided to China News Service)