Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores face "worst-case scenario" in U.S. custody according to expert, with federal indictments on drug and weapons charges.

During the first hearing in New York in the case against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, the defendants professed their innocence and accused the US government of abducting the two from their home.

Venezuela’s ousted first lady showed up in Manhattan court Monday with bandages on her face and an apparently bruised right eye — injuries her lawyer suggested occurred when she was captured by US

The injuries occurred before U.S. Delta forces came into contact with the couple, after they bumped into the wall or door of a safe room, according to a person familiar with the matter and a U.S. official.

Nicolas Maduro awaits trial at MDC Brooklyn, a notorious detention facility that has faced scandals involving power outages, inmate assaults and allegations of inhumane conditions.

Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are scheduled to make their initial appearances in Manhattan federal court on Monday.

Authorities released a courtroom sketch of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during their first hearing on Monday. They appeared before a Manhattan judge dressed in blue and orange jail garb and wearing headphones so they could hear a translation of the proceedings.