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Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, filed motions in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday urging a judge to dismiss drug trafficking charges against them, arguing both are immune from U.S. prosecution as the leader and first lady of a sovereign nation.

Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, filed motions in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday urging a judge to dismiss drug trafficking charges against them, arguing both are immune from U.S. prosecution as the leader and first lady of a sovereign nation.

Maduro's lawyer, Barry Pollack, argued in a 60-page filing that the prosecution "violates the absolute immunity from criminal jurisdiction to which heads of state and foreign officials acting in their official capacities have been entitled for hundreds of years."

Maduro's lawyer, Barry Pollack, argued in a 60-page filing that the prosecution "violates the absolute immunity from criminal jurisdiction to which heads of state and foreign officials acting in their official capacities have been entitled for hundreds of years."

Maduro and Flores have been held at a Brooklyn federal jail since U.S. forces seized them in a nighttime raid in Caracas in early January. Both have pleaded not guilty and face potential life sentences if convicted of conspiring to send cocaine into the U.S.

Maduro and Flores have been held at a Brooklyn federal jail since U.S. forces seized them in a nighttime raid in Caracas in early January. Both have pleaded not guilty and face potential life sentences if convicted of conspiring to send cocaine into the U.S.

Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein scheduled oral arguments on motions to dismiss the indictment for Nov. 17, with federal prosecutors given until Oct. 2 to respond. Maduro is set to go to trial June 1, 2027, if the dismissal effort fails.

Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein scheduled oral arguments on motions to dismiss the indictment for Nov. 17, with federal prosecutors given until Oct. 2 to respond. Maduro is set to go to trial June 1, 2027, if the dismissal effort fails.

Legal experts note that Maduro faces an uphill battle, as Washington has not recognized him as Venezuela's president since 2019 and courts typically defer to the executive branch on disputes over foreign leadership. A similar immunity claim by former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega failed in 1990.

Legal experts note that Maduro faces an uphill battle, as Washington has not recognized him as Venezuela's president since 2019 and courts typically defer to the executive branch on disputes over foreign leadership. A similar immunity claim by former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega failed in 1990.

Pollack offered a secondary argument that the alleged acts constituted official conduct undertaken on behalf of Venezuela, and cited the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 ruling on presidential immunity as supporting the principle that official acts cannot be subject to criminal inquiry.

Pollack offered a secondary argument that the alleged acts constituted official conduct undertaken on behalf of Venezuela, and cited the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 ruling on presidential immunity as supporting the principle that official acts cannot be subject to criminal inquiry.

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