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Maduro Removal Triggers White House Protest
The U.S. military operation removed Maduro, a narco-linked leader, without congressional approval, raising legal and political concerns about escalating regional instability, officials said.
- On Jan. 3, 2026, U.S. law enforcement and military personnel captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of Caracas, removing a sitting leader in an extraordinary operation.
- Legal critics warned the strike lacked congressional authorization and called it illegal; California Representatives John Garamendi and Mike Thompson urged U.S. Congress to convene for briefings and reassert war powers.
- Supporters hailed the operation for removing Maduro as head of a narco-terror regime and praised service members for a precise strike with no American casualties.
- Hundreds gathered in downtown Albuquerque to protest the overnight military operation, marching from Robinson Park to Civic Plaza, with Eli Morey saying `Outrage, one, that the United States would go in and bomb a sovereign country, with no justification the way that they have`.
- President Donald Trump said the U.S. would run Venezuela temporarily and tap Venezuela's oil reserves, while lawmakers warned of escalating conflict and urged a War Powers Resolution and congressional plans.
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