The world was shaken Saturday when U.S. forces acting on orders from President Donald Trump carried out strikes in Venezuela and captured that country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, along with his wife. Maduro was flown to the United States to face federal charges, a dramatic escalation in U.S.-Venezuela relations that few expected just days ago.
The surprise military raid, named Operation Absolute Resolve by U.S. officials, involved coordinated airstrikes and a special forces assault on Maduro’s compound in Caracas. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken into custody and transported under heavy security to New York, where they have been indicted on charges including drug trafficking and narco-terrorism.
