# Venezuelan Deposed President Maduro Demands US Criminal Charges Drop

Defense team for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro filed a motion to dismiss US criminal charges citing diplomatic immunity.

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Defense attorneys for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilio Flores filed a motion to dismiss criminal charges against them in the United States on September 3, 2026. [^1]

The defense team argued that Maduro and his wife possess diplomatic immunity as the head of state and first lady of a foreign country. [^2]

Defense attorney Barry Pollack filed two motions on behalf of deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to dismiss his criminal case in the United States. [^3]

The first motion argues that US courts lack jurisdiction to prosecute Maduro because he is a de facto head of state entitled to sovereign immunity for official acts. [^4]

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's legal team filed a motion with US federal authorities requesting the dismissal of criminal charges against him based on sovereign immunity. [^5]

Attorneys stated that no US court has ever prosecuted a foreign leader whose own country recognized them as president at the time of indictment. [^6]

Nicolás Maduro faces charges of conspiracy to commit acts of narco-terrorism, cocaine importation, and possession of automatic weapons. [^7]

The second motion requests the dismissal of the narco-terrorism conspiracy charge, asserting it fails to allege sufficient jurisdictional elements under US law. [^8]

Barry Pollack stated that Maduro was president of Venezuela when he was seized by US armed forces. [^9]

Barry Pollack, the lawyer for Maduro, argued that the accused are protected by judicial immunity granted to active presidents. [^10]

Attorney Barry Pollack argued that Maduro faces an unprecedented process that violates the absolute criminal jurisdictional immunity to which heads of state and foreign officials have a right for centuries. [^11]

Nicolás Maduro is currently detained in a federal prison in Brooklyn after being arrested during a US intervention in Caracas on January 3. [^12]

## What this stands on

1. Defense attorneys for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilio Flores filed a motion to dismiss criminal charges against them in the United States on September 3, 2026. (Mladina.si, News)
2. The defense team argued that Maduro and his wife possess diplomatic immunity as the head of state and first lady of a foreign country. (Mladina.si, News)
3. Defense attorney Barry Pollack filed two motions on behalf of deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to dismiss his criminal case in the United States. (El Universo, News)
4. The first motion argues that US courts lack jurisdiction to prosecute Maduro because he is a de facto head of state entitled to sovereign immunity for official acts. (El Universo, News)
5. Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's legal team filed a motion with US federal authorities requesting the dismissal of criminal charges against him based on sovereign immunity. (La República.pe, News)
6. Attorneys stated that no US court has ever prosecuted a foreign leader whose own country recognized them as president at the time of indictment. (Mladina.si, News)
7. Nicolás Maduro faces charges of conspiracy to commit acts of narco-terrorism, cocaine importation, and possession of automatic weapons. (El Universo, News)
8. The second motion requests the dismissal of the narco-terrorism conspiracy charge, asserting it fails to allege sufficient jurisdictional elements under US law. (El Universo, News)
9. Barry Pollack stated that Maduro was president of Venezuela when he was seized by US armed forces. (La Jornada, News)
10. Barry Pollack, the lawyer for Maduro, argued that the accused are protected by judicial immunity granted to active presidents. (La Jornada, News)
11. Attorney Barry Pollack argued that Maduro faces an unprecedented process that violates the absolute criminal jurisdictional immunity to which heads of state and foreign officials have a right for centuries. (La República.pe, News)
12. Nicolás Maduro is currently detained in a federal prison in Brooklyn after being arrested during a US intervention in Caracas on January 3. (La República.pe, News)

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