Maduro in Custody: Capture, Surrender, or Strategic Coup?

Legal controversy note (what critics will argue):
Opponents will challenge the operation on sovereignty and use-of-force grounds (U.N. Charter Article 2(4)), argue head-of-state immunity for Nicolás Maduro while in office, and question extraterritorial enforcement of U.S. criminal law absent host-state consent. Defenders will counter that immunity does not shield personal criminal conduct (especially transnational drug trafficking), that existing indictments and arrest warrants provide a lawful basis for custody, and that framing the action as law-enforcement execution of court orders—rather than wartime detention—best satisfies due-process norms, limits POW/LOAC disputes, and strengthens international legitimacy despite inevitable diplomatic objections.