Maduro in New York, Mayor in panic? Mamdani erupts as drug-accused Venezuela leader brought to NY

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani blasts President Donald Trump’s military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife as an “act of war” and a violation of international law, warning in a statement that the unilateral attack on a sovereign nation sets a dangerous precedent for U.S. regime‑change operations and directly affects tens of thousands of Venezuelans living in the city by stoking fears over safety, reprisals, and immigration uncertainty. Posting on X after Maduro was flown to New York to face narco‑terrorism charges in U.S. federal custody, Mamdani says his administration is monitoring the situation and will issue guidance while Maduro, now on U.S. soil, delivers his first public remarks since the Caracas raid denouncing the operation as illegitimate.