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Case updates

Every milestone in the case, newest first, with its date, its page and the documents behind it. Scheduled entries stay listed until they are held, moved or confirmed.

1. June 14, 2027·Scheduled·Scheduled

   Scheduled trial

   Trial date currently set, conditional on the case surviving pre-trial motions.

   Documents & sources

   • Scheduling orderCourt docket · 2026 · Link pending verification
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2. November 17, 2026·Logged·Scheduled

   Hearing

   Hearing scheduled on the motion to dismiss and the immunity argument.

   Documents & sources

   • Hearing noticeCourt docket · Nov 17, 2026 · Link pending verification
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3. October 15, 2026·Logged·Pleas entered

   New torture charge

   Maduro and Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to a new charge of conspiracy to commit torture, including the torture of U.S. citizens.

   Documents & sources

   • Maduro rips 'false accusations,' pleads not guilty to new torture chargeCourthouse News Service · Oct 15, 2026
   • Ex-Venezuelan leader Maduro returns to court with wife to face torture allegationsAP · Oct 15, 2026
   • Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty to US conspiracy to torture chargesAl Jazeera · Oct 15, 2026
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4. October 8, 2026·Logged·Held — release denied

   Bail hearing

   Cilia Flores' request for house arrest was unsuccessful, and prosecutors unsealed a superseding indictment adding a torture conspiracy charge.

   Documents & sources

   • Judge sets October 8 hearing on Cilia Flores' house arrest requestDe Último Minuto · Sep 17, 2026
   • Maduro rips 'false accusations,' pleads not guilty to new torture chargeCourthouse News Service · Oct 15, 2026
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5. September 9, 2026·Logged·Pending before the court

   Pretrial release request

   Lawyers for Cilia Flores asked the court to move her from jail to house arrest in New York on health grounds.

   Documents & sources

   • Memorandum of law in support of Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro's application for pretrial releaseU.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y. — docket 327 · Sep 9, 2026
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6. September 2, 2026·Logged·Pending before the court

   Motion to dismiss

   Defense counsel asked the court to dismiss the indictment, arguing immunity as a head of state.

   Documents & sources

   • Motion to dismiss the indictment (memorandum of law)Defense counsel filing · Sep 2, 2026
   • Maduro asserts immunity, urges US judge to dismiss chargesReuters · Sep 2, 2026
   • Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity groundsAP · Sep 2, 2026
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7. January 5, 2026·Logged·Reported

   Court proceedings

   First appearance before the court, with the indictment read and a plea entered.

   Documents & sources

   • Sealed superseding indictment, S4 11 Cr. 205 (AKH)U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y. · 2026
   • Minute entry — initial appearanceCourt docket · Jan 5, 2026 · Link pending verification
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8. January 3, 2026·Logged·Reported

   Captured

   Nicolás Maduro is reported taken into U.S. federal custody in Caracas.

   Documents & sources

   • Nicolás Maduro Moros and 14 Current and Former Venezuelan Officials Charged with Narco-Terrorism, Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Criminal ChargesU.S. Department of Justice — Office of Public Affairs · Mar 26, 2020
   • Sealed superseding indictment, S4 11 Cr. 205 (AKH)U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y. · 2026
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