Pro-Maduro protesters bring support, and signs, to federal courthouse
Demonstrators protest outside Manhattan federal court before a pre-trial hearing in former Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's drug trafficking case, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in New York. Credit: AP/Heather Khalifa
Several dozen pro-Maduro protesters gathered across the federal courthouse on Worth Street hours before the ousted leader is scheduled to appear before Judge Alvin Hellerstein later today. Many waved Venezuelan flags, banged on drums and held signs demanding the release of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The protesters are loud, but they are outnumbered by TV cameras and press.
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