Overview
- At a third bond hearing on March 13 in Dallas, Judge Tara Naselow-Nahas ordered Kordia released on $100,000 bond, yet she remains in ICE custody pending a government decision.
- The Department of Homeland Security twice kept her detained after earlier release orders by triggering an automatic stay and has not said if it will do so again.
- Judge Naselow-Nahas said Kordia poses “next to no flight risk,” while a Justice Department attorney argued in court that no amount of bond would ensure her appearance.
- Kordia suffered a seizure in February, was hospitalized for three days, and court filings say she reported being shackled at her wrists and ankles during treatment.
- DHS cites an alleged visa overstay and raised concerns about overseas payments, while her attorneys note protest charges were dismissed and say the funds aided relatives displaced by the war in Gaza.