Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro is behind bars in the United States, but now another country is hoping to get their hands on him as well.
From the Associated Press: An Argentine judge on Wednesday requested the extradition from the United States of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured by the U.S. military last month and now faces federal charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine in New York.
The inquest from Argentina, whose judges have aggressively pursued human rights abuse cases beyond its borders, accuses Maduro of having committed crimes against humanity in overseeing a harsh crackdown on protesters and political opponents as president.
“The urgent translation of the international request and the documentation attached thereto is hereby ordered,” said the warrant, which was signed by Argentine federal judge Sebastián Ramos and seen by The Associated Press.
Plaintiffs include Venezuelans who suffered torture, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance, among other abuses, at the hands of Venezuelan security forces and intelligence agents.
The Argentina case against Maduro was first filed in 2023 by multiple human rights organizations representing the victims.
The report notes that the Trump administration is unlikely to hand Maduro over to Argentina, as the dictator and his wife are waiting trail in Brooklyn, New York on drug trafficking charges.
Argentine president Javier Milei celebrated the news that Maduro had been captured in a post on X on January 3. He wrote:
PRINCIPLE OF REVELATION
On historic days like today we can truly see what some leaders and opinion makers are really made of. On one side stands democracy, the defense of life, liberty and property. Those values that many claim to defend but only defend when it suits them.
On the other side are those complicit with a bloody narcoterrorist dictatorship that has been a cancer for our region, spreading the disease of 21st Century Socialism, with its consequent misery and death.
Here there are no half-measures or grays. You are either on the side of GOOD, or you are on the side of EVIL. And all those who today do not defend the cause of freedom tooth and nail are part of the problem and not part of the solution.
We celebrate the fall of the narcoterrorist dictator Maduro. Argentina stands ready to assist in the transition to a free, democratic and prosperous Venezuela. LONG LIVE FREEDOM, DAMN IT…!!!
PRINCIPIO DE REVELACIÓN
En días históricos como el de hoy podemos ver realmente de qué están hechos algunos dirigentes y formadores de opinión.
De un lado está la democracia, la defensa de la vida, la libertad y la propiedad. Esos valores que muchos dicen defender pero sólo…
— Javier Milei (@JMilei) January 3, 2026
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An Argentine judge requested the extradition from the United States of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. He is accused of crimes against humanity for overseeing a harsh crackdown on protesters and political opponents as president. https://t.co/QBpi1HUZxh
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) February 6, 2026
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