In the early morning of Jan. 3, United States military forces arrived in Caracas, Venezuela, and struck numerous military targets, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The couple has since been taken to the United States for alleged charges of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with interim Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday in Caracas, a U.S. official said.

Now begins what could be a lengthy legal process of pretrial motions, potential plea negotiations and possibly a jury trial of the authoritarian leader who ruled Venezuela for more than a decade.

Venezuelans in the U.S. and in the South American country who've wanted to speak out against the former leader are getting their chance — and the messages have gone viral.

After apparent months of planning, the U.S. strike that resulted in the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro unfolded swiftly over the weekend, with American forces converging on Caracas to arrest Maduro and his wife.

As the former Venezuelan president and his wife take their first steps in the U.S. legal system, Maduro’s former vice president consolidates her hold on power.

Multiple Venezuelan migrants and asylum-seekers said that the country is still far too dangerous and unstable.

Former Venezuelan President Nicoás Maduro was arraigned Monday, declaring through a translator he is a "decent man," innocent of all charges, and "I am still president of my country."

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores have pleaded not guilty to all charges during their first court appearance in their federal narco-terrorism case.

Rep. Carlos Gimenez introduces congressional resolution praising Trump for Venezuela operation that led to Nicolas Maduro's arrest in Brooklyn prison.

The government will have to navigate difficult legal issues and use testimony about incidents clouded by time. But conspiracy laws are powerful tools for prosecutors.