Miami’s Venezuelan community took to the streets in the early hours of Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, to celebrate the capture of strongman Nicolás Maduro, who was flown out of Venezuela along with his wife after the United States targeted several locations in Caracas and surrounding areas with airstrikes.
The reported strikes and Maduro’s capture come amid Washington’s intensifying pressure campaign against the Caracas regime, which the United States considers illegitimate following disputed elections, years of authoritarian consolidation and accusations that its leadership runs a drug cartel.
🔗: Read more at the link in our bio
✍️: Veronica Egui Brito
📷: @pportalphoto, Pierre Taylor and @eddaleons