An Argentine court requested on Wednesday that ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro be extradited from the United States to Argentina. The news comes a month after Maduro was captured by the United States from his residence in Caracas in a military operation. Extradition to ArgentinaThe Argentine Federal Criminal Courthouse N°2 asked the foreign ministry to request the United States extradite Maduro to question him in Argentina over accusations of human rights abuses. The case against Maduro in Argentina was started by the Clooney Foundation for Justice, founded by U.S. actor George Clooney. Another Argentina freedOn Wednesday, the Argentine government confirmed that Argentine citizen Roberto Baldo, who was detained in Venezuela, had been released from prison days earlier.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald February 04, 2026 23:23 UTC