The arrival of Nicolás Maduro in the state of New York occurred this Saturday on a U.S. Air Force plane that landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base at 4:32 PM local time after taking off from Guantanamo.
The flight was a Boeing 757 coming from Guantánamo and the arrival point is located just northwest of New York City.
The aircraft's departure took place amid a significant deployment of FBI, DEA, and National Guard forces, as seen in the video shared on Fox News. The descent of the plane was slow and involved dozens of federal agents.
CNN had reported that Maduro, then on board the USS Iwo Jima, would make a brief stop in Guantánamo as part of a logistical plan to expedite his transfer to New York.
Previously, Donald Trump had released images of Maduro chained and blindfolded aboard the USS Iwo Jima, asserting that the Venezuelan leader was being transported "to face charges."
Regarding the legal process, Maduro is expected to face charges of drug and arms trafficking in a federal court in Manhattan next week.
The U.S. Department of Justice would have made public a new indictment against Maduro, his wife, and his son this Saturday, without including additional details from the case file.
Maduro and Cilia Flores were forcibly removed from their bedroom during a "large-scale" operation by the U.S. military in Caracas last night, while Trump, in previous statements, had claimed that both were "heading to New York" and that they had "been charged" there.
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