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U.S. Court Sets Trial of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores for June 1, 2027

The judge approved a joint pretrial calendar scheduling key immunity and evidence hearings that could decide whether the case moves forward.

Nicolás Maduro se mostró sonriente durante la audiencia en Nueva York, mientras la Justicia estadounidense avanzó con el cronograma del juicio.
La comparecencia duró alrededor de 15 minutos, según AP, mientras Reuters calculó cerca de 20 minutos. El objetivo principal fue definir el calendario de mociones y establecer una fecha para el juicio.
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El empresario colombiano Alex Saab asiste a una rueda de prensa con el presidente de la Asamblea Nacional (AN) de Venezuela Jorge Rodríguez hoy, en Caracas (Venezuela). Foto: EFE/Rayner Peña R.

Overview

  • Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein approved a proposed schedule at a July 22, 2026 hearing and set the trial to begin on June 1, 2027.
  • The federal indictment accuses Maduro of narcoterrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine and weapons offenses and alleges links to cartels and armed groups dating from 1999 to 2025.
  • Maduro and Cilia Flores remain detained in a Brooklyn federal facility, have pleaded not guilty and must start filing defense motions by September 2, 2026 with an oral-argument hearing on November 17, 2026.
  • The defense plans to seek dismissal based on head-of-state immunity and to challenge the January 3, 2026 U.S. capture in Caracas, issues the court says it will address before trial.
  • Parts of the evidence will be treated as classified, the case has wider geopolitical and domestic impacts in Venezuela, and it links to related U.S. prosecutions such as the Alex Saab case.