Police stand guard as a convoy believed to be carrying ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro departs the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan following his federal court appearance on March 26, 2026. Lawyers for the ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro are expected to push for the dismissal of his drug trafficking charges when he appears in a New York court March 26. The Manhattan hearing comes as Washington cautiously warms ties with Caracas, with the question of who will pay the legal fees of the former autocrat and his wife expected to take center stage. (Photo by John Lamparski / AFP via Getty Images)

A New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer stands guards as a vehicle, part of a convoy believed to be carrying ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro departs the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in New york City following his federal court appearance on March 26, 2026. Lawyers for the ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro are expected to push for the dismissal of his drug trafficking charges when he appears in a New York court March 26. The Manhattan hearing comes as Washington cautiously warms ties with Caracas, with the question of who will pay the legal fees of the former autocrat and his wife expected to take center stage. (Photo by John Lamparski / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: Rep. Robert Menendez Jr. (D-NJ) speaks at an Organization of Iranian American Communities meeting on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle joined Iranian Americans at a meeting to announce a provisional government called the National Council of Resistance of Iran. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: Rep. Robert Menendez Jr. (D-NJ) speaks at an Organization of Iranian American Communities meeting on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle joined Iranian Americans at a meeting to announce a provisional government called the National Council of Resistance of Iran. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX) departs after speaking at an Organization of Iranian American Communities meeting on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle joined Iranian Americans at a meeting to announce a provisional government called the National Council of Resistance of Iran. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX) speaks at an Organization of Iranian American Communities meeting on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle joined Iranian Americans at a meeting to announce a provisional government called the National Council of Resistance of Iran. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) speaks at an Organization of Iranian American Communities meeting on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle joined Iranian Americans at a meeting to announce a provisional government called the National Council of Resistance of Iran. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) departs after speaking at an Organization of Iranian American Communities meeting on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle joined Iranian Americans at a meeting to announce a provisional government called the National Council of Resistance of Iran. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)