Protesters opposing the capture of former Venezuela leader Nicolás Maduro gather in front of the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan where he was expected to appear before a judge, in New York City on Jan. 5, 2026. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
NEW YORK CITY—After the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro sent shockwaves worldwide, activist groups aligned with Marxist ideology and sympathetic to Chinese communist causes staged protests in America.
The same network of groups that fueled anti-Israel protests and the June 2025 Los Angeles riots against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has organized dozens of pro-Maduro and anti-ICE protests around the country.
