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🇺🇸🇻🇪 — REPORT: Maduro Asks U.S. Judge to Dismiss Drug Charges, Claims Head-of-State Immunity - Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro filed a motion Wednesday arguing he cannot be prosecuted because he is a sitting head of state. - Prosecutors must respond by October 2. Judge Alvin Hellerstein will hear the motion November 17. - If the case is not dismissed, trial is set for June 1, 2027. He has pleaded not guilty. - Washington has not recognized Maduro as Venezuela’s legitimate president since 2019, weakening the immunity claim.