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Capture Plan for Maduro Sparks Controversy in NYC

1/3/2026

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  • The plan to capture Nicolás Maduro drew responses from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul.
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi stated Maduro and his wife would face prosecution for crimes such as narco-terrorism.
  • Mayor Mamdani called the capture a violation of law.
  • He warned it would affect New Yorkers, especially Venezuelans.
  • Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questioned the motives behind the capture as oil-driven regime change.