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title: "Maduro's legal team seeks dismissal of US charges citing immunity"
description: "Most outlets reported that Maduro's defense team asked a US federal judge to dismiss charges against him, citing head-of-state immunity. The framing was largely consistent, with the emphasis on the legal argument of sovereign immunity."
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# Maduro's legal team seeks dismissal of US charges citing immunity

world · latest filing 4 Sep 2026, 8:38 AM PKT · 3–4 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Maduro's defense team asked a US federal judge to dismiss charges against him, citing head-of-state immunity. The framing was largely consistent, with the emphasis on the legal argument of sovereign immunity.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **The Nation** — [Maduro’s defense team asks US judge to dismiss charges, citing head-of-state immunity](https://www.nation.com.pk/04-Sep-2026/maduro-s-defense-team-asks-us-judge-dismiss-charges-citing-head-of-state-immunity) · 4 Sep 2026, 8:38 AM PKT
  > Lawyers for Nicolas Maduro asked a US federal judge to dismiss criminal charges against the Venezuelan leader, arguing that he was protected by sovereign immunity as head of state.
- **Dunya News** — [Venezuela's Maduro asserts immunity, urges US judge to dismiss charges](https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/971074-venezuelas-maduro-asserts-immunity-urges-us-judge-to-dismiss-charges) · 3 Sep 2026, 8:42 AM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The charges, filed in Manhattan federal court, formed the basis for the U.S. military's raid on Caracas and capture of Maduro on January 3

2 articles from 2 outlets, 3–4 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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