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Wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro seeks release from US jail

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The wife of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is scheduled to appear in a New York court on Thursday, where her legal defense will petition a judge for her release from a United States jail. Her lawyers plan to request that she be placed under house arrest, citing underlying heart problems as the primary reason for the modification of her custody.

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are central figures in this legal proceeding involving US authorities. The upcoming court hearing marks a critical juncture in the ongoing case, focusing specifically on health-related arguments for pre-trial detention reform.

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