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Nicolas Maduro says he is 'doing well' in U.S. jail

Breaking his silence on his father's condition, the son of the ex-Venezuelan leader said Saturday that Nicolás Maduro is "doing well" in U.S. custody following his capture and transfer to New York.

Published January 11,2026
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Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro claimed he was "doing well" in a US jail as he and his wife Cilia Flores await trial, the ex-leader's son said in a video Saturday.

"We are doing well. We are fighters," Maduro's son, lawmaker Nicolas Maduro Guerra, quoted him as saying. Maduro Guerra spoke in a video released by the ruling PSUV party.