Overview
- Kordia, 33, suffered a seizure after a fall at the Prairieland Detention Facility and spent about 72 hours at Texas Health Huguley Hospital before being returned, which DHS said occurred out of caution with proper care provided.
- In a statement, she said she was shackled throughout her hospital treatment and blocked from contacting family or lawyers, and doctors indicated sleep deprivation, poor nutrition and stress could be factors.
- Her lawyers report significant weight loss and denied halal meals, while relatives described headaches, weakness and dizziness in the weeks before the episode.
- Two immigration judges have ordered her release on a $20,000 bond, yet government appeals and rarely used automatic stays have kept her detained despite no criminal charges.
- DHS says she overstayed her visa and is under investigation over funds sent overseas, with HSI obtaining her sealed 2024 protest arrest record from the NYPD, as local officials including Paterson’s mayor call for her release and denounce her treatment.