US Military Operation Captures Venezuela's Maduro

January 3, 2026

On January 3, 2026, "Operation Absolute Resolve" deployed over 200 Delta Force operators and 150+ aircraft to capture President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas. Maduro and wife Cilia Flores were transferred to New York to face narco-terrorism charges. At least 23 Venezuelan and 32 Cuban security officers were killed. Six Latin American nations condemned the action as a violation of international law and the UN Charter. Americans are evenly split (33% approve, 34% disapprove) with a stark partisan divide.