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What our moron Trump haters fail to realize is that dictators like in Cuba and other countries in our hemisphere are shitting in their pants.

My biggest concern is Trump has grabbed hold of a tar baby that will put Jeffries and Schumer in charge of congress, and possibly Gavin Newsom in the white house.  Iraq did this for George Bush in 2006 and it probably would have cost McCain even without the financial crisis.  We cannot get involved in another nation building debacle in Venezuela or Iran while Trump is out there pitching 50 year mortgages. 

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But that was Rubio's point, he's not the real, legitimate head-of-state of Venezuela, he lost the last election then suspended civil liberties to rule as an illegal dictator ... so he's merely a drug-dealing gangster trespassing in the Venezuelan President's Office

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Democrats are freaking out that President Trump is holding a narco terrorist accountable for killing hundreds of thousands of Americans with deadly poison and for sending millions of criminal invaders into our country.

Why?

1. Because they ultimately sympathize with Maduro’s political ideology. They’d love to turn America into Venezuela 2.0. They just think Maduro (and Chavez before him) didn’t do it properly. Of course they DID do it properly: socialism destroys countries.

2. The operation was carried out flawlessly and meticulously. They don’t want to acknowledge that because they’d have to admit a truism: our military is the best on Earth when there’s a commander in chief that allows them to do their job. They’d also have to give credit Hegseth.

3. Unlike prior operations, fully supported and cheerled by Democrats, this operation was swift, without a military occupation, didn’t cost a single American life, and won’t cost the tax payer a single cent.

4. President Trump is flipping conventional foreign policy on its head. Instead of focusing on countries really far away, he is focused on our hemisphere. The same people who wanted to empty our treasury to help Ukraine want nothing to do with cleaning up Venezuela.

5. This operation won’t cost the tax payer a single dollar. President Trump has been clear that not only are we getting back the oil stolen from us, but that we will be reimbursed for what this has cost us. This is a massive paradigm change.

6. This was a law enforcement operation. It was a clear and legal execution of an arrest warrant. President Trump could leave Venezuela in chaos, just like previous idiotic Presidents have in the past. Instead, he’s going to use Venezuelan resources to stabilize the nation.

7. They are so consumed by hatred of President Trump that they can’t simply acknowledge how successful, and gutsy, this operation was and be proud of our incredible military and our nation. Only the American operation could do what was done. 🇺🇸

8. The biggest issue for Democrats is that a stable, secure, and prosperous Latin America will permanently eliminate illegal migration and drug trafficking. That’s two problems for them and their donors. They thrive on cheap labor and the coastal elites need their cocaine.

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They say timing is everything and they are right. Why did Trump swoop in and take Maduro exactly when they did? Because Trump is always 3 steps ahead of his opposition

While it’s true Maduro had a warrant for drug trafficking, while it’s true Biden put a $25 million dollar bounty on his head which was raised to $50 million under Trump, the bottom line is this.

Trump surrounded Venezuela. As evidenced by our military might, the military could’ve taken Maduro any time they wanted to.

You see Trump waited for the perfect time. He waited for that exact moment for a reason. Yes, Maduro is a drug trafficker. Yes the drugs he sent to our country did kill Americans. Maduro’s actions gave us the legality to do what we did

While stopping the drugs is a major win, taking Maduro was only used as a guise for the real purpose.

To show our world enemies what American might is all about. As for the timing? It’s already known Russia is secretly selling oil from Venezuela. That money is funding Putin’s war. This was a direct message to Putin, enough with your stalling bullshit, we are coming straight for you arteries, Putin just got a firsthand look at FAFO when it comes to Trump.

So was that the reason for the timing of the takedown? Just a part of it. Trump demonstrated why no one will ever beat him at his game.

The real reason for the exact timing was to send China a direct message that sent shivers across the global world. You see 3 hrs before we hit, China sent its top brass to meet with Maduro.

China has a big investment in Venezuela. They wanted to control their oil and resources. Iran was also part of the money making melee. The big 3, all with interest in Venezuela knew it was to their best interest to keep Maduro safe and in control.

No one has better surveillance than the U.S. and Trump monitored this situation and knew it was time to break up the party. President Xi supplied Venezuela with the best weaponry China has. China convinced Maduro there is nothing better on the planet. China sold him on all of their bullshit until

Until it was Trump time. Trump knew China was there along with Chinese military personnel and he had them all trapped and helpless. Trump swooped in and out before they can even put their pants on.

This wasn’t just an extraction of a murdering dictator. This was a direct message to Xi & China showing them, they ain’t close to being ready to f**k with the United States.

This message sent humility back to Beijing. Our military disabled every piece of the so called state of the art Chinese crap and we went in unscathed just like we did in Iran.

All the countries depending on China to take their back while feeling safe by partnering with them all just got their asses handed to them when they learned first hand, no one can f**k with the USA especially with Trump calling the shots.

The result? World leader’s second guessing their alliances with the U. S. instantly ended that notion. Iran just realized big brother China can’t save them. Russia? Putin and Russia are f**ked. Cuba was warned they might be next. As for the doubters? They now realize this isn’t the Kenyan or Biden. They know they better get on board with the United States before they are left behind and sucked up by one of these Commie regimes.

Yes, we stopped drugs from flowing but that was a pimple compared to what Trump stopped. Trump probably stopped WWIII with his precise timing and mastery.

The result? China has lost all credibility on the world stage. Venezuela is no longer under the stranglehold of the big 3 lil empires. Russia thought they and China were going to partner against the U.S. is now forced to think again. Iran is on verge of collapse as U.S. Cuba. Trump’s message? No one will ever f**k with the United States on his watch. The world just became a much better place. This is exactly what I voted for. Thank you @realDonaldTrump.

Now it’s time to focus and cleanup our mess within. My two cents

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My biggest concern is Trump has grabbed hold of a tar baby that will put Jeffries and Schumer in charge of congress, and possibly Gavin Newsom in the white house.  Iraq did this for George Bush in 2006 and it probably would have cost McCain even without the financial crisis.  We cannot get involved in another nation building debacle in Venezuela or Iran while Trump is out there pitching 50 year mortgages.

Those are valid points except for the mgt thing . But before you pearl clutch, we aren't dealing with Muzzie countries.
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For years the people of Venezuela have suffered under the socialist dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro enduring deprivation and violence as his tyranny, drug-trafficking and corruption dominated this once prosperous country. Now, thanks to the decisive leadership of President Donald Trump and the courage of our Armed Forces, Maduro Is Gone and freedom can be restored for the people of Venezuela.

It has long been the policy of the United States that Maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power and I commend President Trump for his historic action to end the socialist tyranny of Maduro and restore liberty to the people of Venezuela.

I also congratulate each and every one of our U.S. Forces whose swift and courageous action brought Maduro to justice on this day. Our troops again showed the enemies of the United States that the reach of America’s military is long and can reach our enemy at any time and place of our choosing.

Now Maduro must answer for his crimes and corruption that cost the lives of countless innocent Venezuelans and Americans through his violence and the drug trade.

Today, thanks to President Trump and US Forces, Libertad will be restored for the Venezuelan people, restoring security and prosperity across this heliosphere of freedom. Thank You President Trump and God Bless Our Troops.🇺🇸🇻🇪

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A friend of mine posted his deep thought opinion on his social media page, which I agree with 100%:

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Let me start by saying this clearly: Nicolás Maduro is a bad actor — a dictator and a thug. I do not mourn his rule, nor do I excuse his corruption or brutality.
What I am questioning is not whether he should go, but how.

And on that point, no one has been able to point to a single sentence in the Constitution that authorizes what has been done.

Not one.

Article II, Section 2

The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States



Keep in mind here that the US Constitution is not a charter for government power.  To demand power authorization from it for specific acts is logically unsound.
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  He was the "insurance candidate" Hillary Clinton selected for VP in 2016, that's all you need to know about his intellectual capacity.

True that.  Imagine the difficulty they had finding one for Kamala.  Yet they still found one.
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I'll go out on a limb here and say that Rubio will be our next president.  Vance is expected to run and become the GOP candidate but I think he'll lead TPUSA instead.

I'm OK with a President Rubio.
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Still in the oil business for over 45 years, but who am I to challenge your wealth of knowledge oh great one.

Yet you still can't name a single company to back up your business failure claim.
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So is there no head of state in Venezuela right now? If there is, how are they going to keep the peace?

My question, too.  Removing Maduro does not guarantee that the communists will be ousted.
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My question, too.  Removing Maduro does not guarantee that the communists will be ousted.

There are no guarantees in life. But before trump they had no option.
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NEW: Cuba says 32 Cubans were killed during the U.S. operation to capture Maduro, according to a government statement.

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https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2007988285998825936


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One cannot hate the left enough:

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Before Trump what options  did Venezuela have? There are no guarantees in life. But before trump they had no option.
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Sorry crew... feeling proud of my homies right now.

@Luis Gonzalez

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¡Viva la Cuba libre!
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My question, too.  Removing Maduro does not guarantee that the communists will be ousted.

There are no guarantees in life. But before trump they had no option.

Not questioning that at all.  Trump did a solid here.  No doubt.  Just not seeing Venezuela transitioning to a Milei-type capitalist utopia any time soon.
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  Cuba next.  It is closer.  Oh an trump aint JFK who F'd it up in 61. 
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I'm concerned that Trump got out ahead of skis on saying the US was going to run Venezuela in the near term.

Maduro's thugs are still there and armed. Someone is going to have to remove them.
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NEW: Cuba says 32 Cubans were killed during the U.S. operation to capture Maduro, according to a government statement.

7:31 PM · Jan 4, 2026  ·  45.7K Views

https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2007988285998825936




Yeah. We wasted the Cuban version of Delta Force.

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Casino's, hotels and new Cadillac's will be back in cuba like it is 1959 again. 
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Make Cuba Great Again.
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Strategically we should
take Cuba , Make it the 51st state. 
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OPEN LETTER TO LIBERALS, DEMOCRATS, LIBTARDS AND THE GENERAL WOKE MOB

I see too many bleep in here gripping their ethically sourced oat milk latte so hard the cardboard sleeve is whimpering, staring at footage of us, actual Venezuelan human beings who have spent the last decade eating sleep for dinner, cheering for the Orange Man.

HOW DARE WE, RIGHT!?

And it hurts, doesn’t it? It feels like your brain is trying to divide by zero while some bleep kicks your junk with Delta Force boots.

Since I know you ain't gonna read all this, this is the summary: bleep YOU and your "ACKSHUALLY..." gag reflex.

Too bad your squirrel mind can't fathom a guy in Caracas, who has lost 40 pounds because of a collapsing economy and whose local currency is less valuable than a used napkin, is weeping with joy because he thinks 47th is his ticket out of a socialist fever dream.

And yes, we have been waiting for this moment for literal DECADES.

But your immediate, lizard-brain reaction is to push up your glasses, scoff and say, "Um, ACKSHUALLY, do these Venezuelans realize that Trump’s stance on globalism is intellectually inconsistent with the neoliberal framework required for true South American stability?"

No, you absolute dipshit.  We don't.

Because we’re too busy being excited about the possibility of living in a country where Maduro's colectivos won't shoot us in the face with a sawed off shotgun, JUST FOR WALKING DOWN THE STREET.

You're more worried about the optics of a right-wing populist getting a win than you are about the fact that Maduro’s government has been running a nationwide "Hunger Games" reality for years, and nobody, not you, not the 'international community' has cared one bit about us through all this.

You: "But Trump is a threat to our institutions! He's literally HITLER!!1"

Gonna tell you a personal anecdote, you liberal POS. I personally know a guy who was snatched off the street just for BEING IN THE WRONG WHATSAPP GROUP.

The guy was disappeared for almost a year. His family didn't know if he was dead or alive, or where he was detained. Nothing.

AND HE DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE HE WAS IN THAT WHATSAPP GROUP.

A bleep WHATSAPP GROUP.

And yes, that's the reason I'm Venezuelan, I'm living in EUROPE (shocking, right? how do Venezuelans exist outside Venezuela, you might ask!?) and I can't enter the country anymore. Or at least, not yet. Because I would disappear without a trace. Just like your abroadian-lifestyle-funding tax money in the liberal blue shithole you live right now.

Any Venezuelan would literally vote for a sentient head of lettuce if it promised to stop these motherfuckers from torturing and raping our families.

I WISH I WAS JOKING, YOU PIECE OF SHIT.

Your very own problem is that you view the world through a lens of virtue-cosplay. To you, supporting the "wrong" person is a social death sentence.

You can't fathom that for us, politics isn't about "identity" or "discourse".

For us, politics have become a matter of SURVIVAL.

And we have been betrayed SO MANY TIMES by the so-called political opposition, we're tired of all this shit. We've grown too old and too weary to listen to your whining about 'International Law'.

If a guy saves you from a bear attack, you don't stand over your bleeding shins and lectursplain to him about his shitty tweets from 2016.

You say "Thank you."

And I'm PROUD to THANK Donald bleep J. Trump for this.

But to you, modern liberal, rot of all societies, our "Thank You" is the real tragedy here, because it means the "Bad Man" got a nice gold star. Utter narrative fuckery that rains diarrhea on your carefully curated, elitist worldview.

So, while you're busy writing a 14-part thread about how our celebrations are "uninformed" or "dangerous for the global narrative," we are celebrating because we see a light at the end of a very long, very dark, very hungry tunnel.

We don't give a SINGLE FLYING bleep about being tweetshamed by some pr*ck in a Brooklyn loft. We're worried about not dying in the bowels of El Helicoide. Google that, coño e' tu madre.

So take your "nuance", put it inside a pineapple and shove the whole thing up your ass. We are allowed to be happy that our dictator is going to wear an orange jumpsuit, even if the guy helping us do it makes your therapist rich.

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OPEN LETTER TO LIBERALS, DEMOCRATS, LIBTARDS AND THE GENERAL WOKE MOB

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So take your "nuance", put it inside a pineapple and shove the whole thing up your ass. We are allowed to be happy that our dictator is going to wear an orange jumpsuit, even if the guy helping us do it makes your therapist rich.

https://x.com/Knesix/status/2007960824783003721

That's so fuc%ing awesome!

I wish I'd written that!

I swear on everything that if Trump does this in Cuba, and someone starts talking that s#it to me, I will joyfully and happily punch them in the *&%$* face.
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Strategically we should
take Cuba , Make it the 51st state.

Dad passed a few years back. He retired as CFO for the Sugar Barons of FL, and I recall him telling us that the family had negotiated the exclusive rights to sell and distribute Toyota in a post Castro Cuba.

I don't know how I feel about that.

The wealth and power that the (now) third and even fourth gen descendants of the early Cuban diaspora wield, could easily overwhelm that post Castro struggling economy. There are families here, with legitimate claims to sometims substantial properties stolen from them, when they were expropriated/nationalized in the early days of La Revolución.

But... is it morally right for those who migrated here (and elsewhere) to now walk back into the island, laying claim to properties?

We left damned near 60 years ago. We owned properties and they were taken.

We came here and did well, while those who stayed there lived through some seriously crappy times. Should that time ever come when Trump takes out the Cuban government, do those of us who've been blessed to live and thrive outside Cuba for decades have any claims, legal or moral, to those properties?

Personally, I want nothing, and I think it would be a complete abuse to try and do so.
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Real Venezuelans Flood NYC to Counter Paid Leftist Democrat Protests Defending Bloody Dictator Nicolás Maduro
By Pamela Geller - on January 4, 2026

 
Within hours of news breaking about Maduro’s capture, protests broke out in NYC with professionally printed signs and flags in support of Venezuela and other third-world countries like Cuba and Palestine.

Who paid for all of this?

Real Venezuelans are stormed NYC to counteract the white liberal Democrats protesting against Trump’s Maduro capture and strikes
 
Actual Venezuelans are ecstatic right now.


https://gellerreport.com/2026/01/real-venezuelans-flood-nyc-to-counter-paid-leftist-democrat-protests-defending-bloody-dictator-nicolas-maduro.html/


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Who will Side with China and Russia now?

You mean besides the DNC?
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That's so fuc%ing awesome!

I wish I'd written that!

I swear on everything that if Trump does this in Cuba, and someone starts talking that s#it to me, I will joyfully and happily punch them in the *&%$* face.

I've heard whisperings that Rubio wants Cuba to be next.
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One cannot hate the left enough:



Seth got ratioed to the sun...dragged back to earth then rationed around the moon over that stupid post...including by yours truly.

It went so bad for this alleged "journalist" he restricted access to his X account.
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It's worth going to the X link for the translation.

Didn't realize this chess game has so many levels. 
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Trump says Cuba is ‘ready to fall’ after capture of Venezuela’s Maduro
Fox News, Jan 4, 2026

President Donald Trump late Sunday predicted Cuba was "ready to fall" after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, warning that Havana can no longer rely on Caracas for security and oil.

Trump said Cuba’s fate is now directly tied to Maduro’s ouster and the collapse of Venezuela’s ability to bankroll allies in the region.

Asked if he was considering U.S. action in Cuba, Trump replied: "I think it’s just going to fall. I don’t think we need any action. Looks like it’s going down. It’s going down for the count."

The president’s comments during a press gaggle with reporters aboard Air Force One come after Saturday’s capture of Maduro and his wife on charges tied to a narco-terrorism conspiracy. The audacious operation has sent shock waves through allied governments in the region, with Cuban officials calling for rallies in support of Venezuela and accusing the U.S. of violating sovereignty.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-says-cuba-ready-fall-after-capture-venezuelas-maduro

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Oh and for the couple of people here crying "bUt mUh ConStiTuTioN"


Look up AUMF


Also realize that Congress hasn't authorized/declared war for any conflict we've been in regardless of the President since WW II.
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You forgot U.S. Grant in Korea, McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt in the Philippines, Teddy again in Morocco, Taft with Nicaragua, Wilson in Russia and the Dominican Republic, Franklin Roosevelt with China, and Truman with Korea.

But just because they violated the Constitution makes it OK to continue doing so now?
@Timber Rattler Would you rather Maduro illegally remain in power with him being responsible for the drugs his regime is bringing into our country?
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Yes, to Jeffries and the other mental midgets in Congress, no one "declared war" on Venezuela without you.

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@Timber Rattler Would you rather Maduro illegally remain in power with him being responsible for the drugs his regime is bringing into our country?

Bigger question...was he this vocal against our removal of Noriega in Panama...Qaddafi Libya or Assad in Syria?  What about Grenada?


All of those ops were done without Congressional "consent".  Hell we've still got boots on the ground in Syria.
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Strategically we should
take Cuba , Make it the 51st state.
@Wingnut :bsflag: Canada is 51st, Cuba can be the 52nd, and yes I will fight you on that.
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Merged topic on NYC protesters with existing Venezuela thread, which already has mentioned paid protesters.

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https://twitter.com/AmericanaMama_/status/2008151908389728436
Looking forward to the video of him dancing and calling Trump a coward while daring Trump to come get him.
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Dad passed a few years back. He retired as CFO for the Sugar Barons of FL, and I recall him telling us that the family had negotiated the exclusive rights to sell and distribute Toyota in a post Castro Cuba.

I don't know how I feel about that.

The wealth and power that the (now) third and even fourth gen descendants of the early Cuban diaspora wield, could easily overwhelm that post Castro struggling economy. There are families here, with legitimate claims to sometims substantial properties stolen from them, when they were expropriated/nationalized in the early days of La Revolución.

But... is it morally right for those who migrated here (and elsewhere) to now walk back into the island, laying claim to properties?

We left damned near 60 years ago. We owned properties and they were taken.

We came here and did well, while those who stayed there lived through some seriously crappy times. Should that time ever come when Trump takes out the Cuban government, do those of us who've been blessed to live and thrive outside Cuba for decades have any claims, legal or moral, to those properties?

Personally, I want nothing, and I think it would be a complete abuse to try and do so.

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Clinton-Appointed Judge Assigned To Maduro Case

Published 16 hours ago

on January 4, 2026

By Cullen McCue

U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has been assigned to preside over the criminal case against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in the Southern District of New York.

Hellerstein, 92, was nominated to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by the Senate that same year. He assumed senior status in 2011 but continues to handle cases actively.

Over his career, Hellerstein has presided over several notable matters. He managed the consolidation of thousands of civil lawsuits related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, overseeing compensation claims for victims and families. He also handled aspects of litigation involving film producer Harvey Weinstein and cases connected to Venezuelan officials, including proceedings related to former general Hugo Carvajal.

In cases involving policies of President Donald Trump, Hellerstein issued rulings that limited certain executive actions. In 2025, he blocked the use of the Alien Enemies Act for deportations of Venezuelan nationals suspected to be members of gangs designated as terrorist organizations by the U.S. government.

The judge cited due process concerns in blocking the order, which grants the president expanded powers to deport illegal aliens suspected to belong to foreign criminal or terrorist organizations.He also halted deportations of individuals involved in protests related to the Israel-Gaza conflict, ruling the application of emergency powers unlawful.

In addition, he denied initial requests from Trump’s legal team to move the controversial “hush money” New York state criminal conviction to federal court, though an appeals court later remanded the matter for further review.

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