Nicolás Maduro shares photos from New York prison: “We are standing firm”

Updated on: August 30, 2026 / 10:23 PM EDT / CBS/AFP

Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolás Maduro said on social media Sunday that he was "standing firm," while sharing photographs from the New York prison where he has been held since his capture by U.S. forces.

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized in Caracas during a U.S. military operation in January. They are being detained in a Brooklyn, New York, jail on drug trafficking and firearms possession charges, which they deny.

"I am sending these photos as a small gift to all my grandchildren, to the boys and girls, and to all the good people who love us," he wrote on the Telegram messaging service.

"I want you to know that we are standing firm, with our hearts full of your love," he added.

Quiero que sepan que estamos firmes, con el corazón lleno del amor de ustedes, ese amor que nos llega convertido en oración, en acción permanente, en solidaridad y en apoyo verdadero. Gracias infinitas por cada palabra, por cada gesto, por cada bendición. pic.twitter.com/8YstzkBakf

In the two photographs, Maduro is wearing a gray tracksuit and making peace signs with his hands. He appears to have lost…

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