NYC REP NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS CALLS ON US MILITARY TO GRAB RAÚL CASTRO AND DRAG HIM TO JUSTICE — HER FIERCE 11-WORD ULTIMATUM TO CONGRESS LEAVES ROOM IN UTTER SILENCE 🇺🇸 The high-stakes halls of Washington have been plunged into a heavy, suffocating silence following a fierce and unprecedented political declaration that has stunned the nation. In a fiery address that has sent shockwaves from New York to Havana, NYC Representative Nicole Malliotakis has officially called on the US military to capture Cuban dictator Raúl Castro and drag him to justice—drawing a chilling, direct parallel to the recent high-profile actions taken against Nicolás Maduro. According to political insiders, as the tension inside the briefing room reached a boiling point, Malliotakis unleashed a storm that no one saw coming. In a raw, unscripted moment that has now triggered an absolute meltdown across social media, she slammed her fist on the podium and delivered a haunting, 11-word ultimatum aimed directly at military leadership. That single, defiant sentence—spoken with a fierce passion that left seasoned lawmakers completely frozen—has completely rewritten the rules of foreign policy debate. As the defense community scrambles to react to her explosive demands, the world is holding its breath over what happens next

NYC Rep Nicole Malliotakis calls on US military to grab Raúl Castro and drag him to justice — just like Maduro

A Staten Island congresswoman whose mom fled communist Cuba is calling on the US military to do to 94-year-old former Cuban President Raúl Castro what it did to Venezuelan dictator Nicólas Maduro — snatch him off the island and bring him to justice in an American courtroom.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) told The Post on Monday of her call for action as the Department of Justice was in the final stages of unsealing a superseding indictment against Castro and five other officials over the 1996 shoot-down of two US aircraft in international waters that led to the deaths of four people, including three Americans.

Castro has been charged along with five others with seven counts of murder, conspiracy to kill US nationals and destruction of aircraft.

Representative Nicole Malliotakis speaking at a pro-law enforcement press conference.
US Reps. Nicole Malliotakis is calling for America to snatch Raúl Castro from Cuba and bring him to justice in the United States.Michael McWeeney

Malliotakis, who still has family living in the communist island, is concerned that the 94-year-old Castro could escape Cuba and seek refuge in China, Russia and Iran.

“I don’t know that they would turn him over. I mean you could have something similar to what happened with (former Venezuela President Nicólas) Maduro,” she said. “He may choose to flee the island to evade being captured.”

Malliotakis was referring to the surprising operation ordered by President Trump launched on Jan. 3 that resulted in the arrest of the Venezuelan dictator and his wife, Cilia Flores.

“The capture of Maduro was done flawlessly, (it was) flawlessly executed and it was done with precision and it was done swiftly,” the representative for New York’s 11th congressional district explained. “I imagine if they were to go in they would be doing the same thing.”

Malliotakis said that she is not privy to any plans that Washington may have, but argued that Castro “should be prosecuted and should be held accountable for his crimes against humanity, particularly the murders of the American citizens 30 years ago.”

Malliotakis joined GOP Florida representatives María Salazar, Carlos Giménez and Mario Díaz-Balart on Feb. 17 in presenting Trump a letter in which they begged the DOJ to renew the investigation into Casto’s involvement in ordering Cuban military fighter jets to open fire on three US civilian aircraft operated by Brothers to the Rescue, a Miami-based organization that deploys humanitarian flights to help Cuban migrants in distress at sea.

Cuban President Raul Castro speaking at a memorial tribute for Fidel Castro.
Castro has been charged with seven counts of murder, conspiracy to kill US nationals and destruction of aircraft.Getty Images
HAVANA, May 22, 2026 People wave Cuban national flags as they participate in a rally at the Anti-Imperialist Platform in Havana, capital of Cuba, on May 22, 2026. Thousands of Cubans rallied in Havana on Friday to condemn the U.S. indictment of Raul Castro and the decades-long U.S. embargo on Cuba, while expressing support for the country's revolutionary process. (Credit Image: © Joaqu¨ªN Hern¨¢Ndez/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)
Cubans rally to protest the US indictment of Castro on May 22, 2026.ZUMAPRESS.com
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted by DEA agents.
Malliotakis said the raid that led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro was “flawlessly executed.”REUTERS

The DOJ finally presented its indictment on Wednesday. alleged that on Feb. 24, 1996, two of the three Brothers to the Rescue unarmed aircraft were struck by air-to-air missiles while they were outside Cuban waters.

Three US citizens, Armando Alejandre Jr., Carlos Costa and Mario de la Peña were killed, along with Pablo Morales, a legal resident.

Meanwhile, the Cuban communist regime held a demonstration in front of the US embassy in Havana on Friday –as Castro’s daughter, Mariel Castro, dared the American military to repeat the mission that was carried out in Venezuela.

“Ready for combat. No one is going to kidnap him,” she told reporters. “I can assure you of that. Neither him, nor anyone else. We are here ready to fight imperialism.”

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