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)

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)

A convoy believed to be carrying ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro emerges from a tunnel in the Brooklyn borough of New York 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 Kena BETANCUR / AFP via Getty Images)

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)

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)

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)

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)