On the afternoon of January 3, local time, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, controlled by the United States, was taken to New York. According to CNN reports, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly stated on the same day that the US arrest of Maduro was an illegal act of war. Mamdani said at a press conference on the 3rd that he had telephoned US President Trump to express his opposition to the arrest of Maduro and his wife. “I had a direct conversation with the President on the phone to express my opposition to this move and to make it clear that I am against subverting other countries' regimes and against violating federal law and international law,” Mamdani told reporters.

On the afternoon of January 3, local time, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, controlled by the United States, was taken to New York. According to CNN reports, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly stated on the same day that the US arrest of Maduro was an illegal act of war. Mamdani said at a press conference on the 3rd that he had telephoned US President Trump to express his opposition to the arrest of Maduro and his wife. “I had a direct conversation with the President on the phone to express my opposition to this move and to make it clear that I am against subverting other countries' regimes and against violating federal law and international law,” Mamdani told reporters.