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Capturing Heads-of-State: The Noriega Precedent

Following a U.S. military operation in January 2026 that involved airstrikes across Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, questions arose regarding both the legality of the intervention and Maduro’s potential immunity in U.S. courts. Drawing parallels to the 1989 U.S. intervention in Panama against Manuel Noriega, and subsequent legal proceedings against him, this post examines whether Nicolas Maduro could successfully invoke diplomatic immunity.

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