Above photo: Brooklyn protest for the release of President Maduro. Fight Back! News.
Brooklyn, NY – In the early morning of January 4, over 200 people gathered across the street from the Metropolitan Detention Center, where the kidnapped President Maduro of Venezuela and his wife, Cilia Flores, were being held.
The picket spanned over half a block as bundled-up protesters marched for hours in support of President Maduro and Venezuela. Chants rang through the crowd, such as, “Not another penny, not another dollar! We won’t pay for your death and slaughter!’
Several organizations spoke against the Trump administration’s illegal kidnapping of the Venezuelan president.
Michela Martinazzi of Brooklyn Against War stated, “Maduro is a hero of the people. He has carried forward the legacy of Chavez to fight against U.S. intervention. Trump and his cronies are desperate for oil and resources. The Venezuelan people will not find liberation through the United States, but only suffering. Maduro must be returned safely to Venezuela, and the U.S. must stop meddling in Venezuelans’ affairs!”
On Monday, January 5, President Maduro will appear in court in downtown Manhattan. Maduro supporters will gather demanding his freedom and an end to all aggression against Venezuela.
‘US is now acting like a rogue state’
Colombian-American activist Yhamir Chabur speaking from the detention facility where Maduro is being held pic.twitter.com/ai52IbciEY
— RT (@RT_com) January 5, 2026
NOW: a massive picket has formed in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn where Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro was taken after being illegally kidnapped by the Trump administration yesterday.
New Yorkers chant their demands of Trump: “no more coups, no… pic.twitter.com/3DPCNhRcVq
— The People’s Forum (@PeoplesForumNYC) January 4, 2026
