Maduro says he is ‘doing well’ in US jail: son

A demonstyrator holds a sign reading "We want them back" with the image of deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, snatched and taken to New York on January 3 to face trial on drug and weapons charges, during a march in Caracas on January 10, 2026. (AFP)
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Updated 11 January 2026
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Maduro says he is ‘doing well’ in US jail: son

  • Following Maduro's capture, Trump vowed to secure access for US companies to Venezuela's vast oil reserves

CARACAS: Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro claimed he was “doing well” in a US jail as he and his wife Cilia Flores await trial, the ex-leader’s son said in a video Saturday.
“We are doing well. We are fighters,” Maduro’s son, lawmaker Nicolas Maduro Guerra, quoted him as saying. Maduro Guerra spoke in a video released by the ruling PSUV party.