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U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in Caracas and removed them to the United States

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Use of force
Posture:
Reported U.S. military operation

The National Constitution Center summarized the operation and the resulting War Powers questions. Its constitutional analysis is expert commentary; it does not substitute for a final court ruling on the operation's legality.

Dated sources

  1. — National Constitution Center (Constitutional analysis)

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Canonical citation

U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in Caracas and removed them to the United States. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2026-01-03-venezuela-operation/

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