Maduro detained in New York City jail that's a 'far cry from anything luxurious'

The ornate neoclassical facade of Venezuela's palm tree-lined Miraflores Palace — the seat of power held by Nicolás Maduro for more than a decade — is in stark contrast to where, now deposed, he is currently confined: a drab, warehouse-looking lockup in Brooklyn, New York, saddled with violence and complaints of poor sanitary conditions.

The ornate neoclassical facade of Venezuela's palm tree-lined Miraflores Palace — the seat of power held by Nicolás Maduro for more than a decade — is in stark contrast to where, now deposed, he is currently confined: a drab, warehouse-looking lockup in Brooklyn, New York, saddled with violence and complaints of poor sanitary conditions.

Following Maduro's dramatic capture in a U.S. military raid over the weekend along with his wife, Cilia Flores, the Metropolitan Detention Center is expected to house the couple while they await trial on cocaine conspiracy charges.

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But they're far from the only high-profile detainees who have been sent to the sprawling federal jail, also known as MDC Brooklyn.

Maduro and his wife are sharing the towering complex — which holds over 1,300 men and women who may face charges in federal courts in New York City — with the likes of Luigi Mangione, who is charged in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024, and Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez. He pleaded guilty in 2019 to racketeering-related charges and turned himself in Tuesday to serve a three-month sentence for violating the terms of his supervised release.