Jon Stewart states that the now former president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, was reverse-ICE'd and imported to a jail in Brooklyn.
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“Jon Stewart's satirical characterization accurately reflects the actual events of January 3, 2026. Multiple authoritative sources confirm that U.S. special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas and transported them to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where they remain in federal custody. The term 'reverse-ICE'd' is Stewart's comedic framing of this abduction and imprisonment. The core factual claim—that Maduro was captured and imprisoned in a Brooklyn jail—is supported by extensive documentation from news outlets, government sources, and official records. Context: This was a real military operation called 'Operation Absolute Resolve' conducted on January 3, 2026. Maduro faced narco-terrorism and drug trafficking charges in the Southern District of New York. He and his wife pleaded not guilty on January 5, 2026.”
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