Jailed Cilia Flores Has ‘Very Delicate’ Heart Condition, Son Says
Her lawyers said she needs a cardiac catheterization, but prosecutors called her a flight risk and said detention has not prevented treatment.
- On Thursday, District Judge Alvin Hellerstein scheduled a hearing to decide whether to release Cilia Flores from a Brooklyn jail, where her lawyers requested house arrest citing a worsening heart condition and 25-pound weight loss.
- Prosecutors argue that Flores refused diagnostic tests unless released, stating she "effectively created a medical hardship that she now relies on to seek release." The 69-year-old fears waking from anesthesia handcuffed to a bed or surrounded by inmates.
- Defense attorneys proposed moving Flores to a private home with 24-hour monitoring by security teams, but prosecutors rejected the plan as "an attempt to leverage her wealth to receive special treatment," citing denials for Sean "Diddy" Combs.
- Attorneys for Maduro and Flores filed motions claiming sovereign immunity, citing a 2024 Supreme Court ruling that granted Trump broad immunity and arguing their alleged actions constituted an "official act" as part of their government roles.
- The couple faces drug-trafficking and gun-running allegations, with legal challenges to the Justice Department's charges expected to continue; Judge Hellerstein is not expected to decide on immunity motions until next year, likely delaying any jury trial.
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Judge Denies Maduro’s Wife Release Despite Claims Of Lost Teeth And Weight Loss - American Liberty News
A federal judge Thursday rejected Cilia Flores’ request to leave jail for home detention, despite her claims that she has lost two molars, shed more than 25 pounds and experienced worsening heart problems while awaiting trial. Flores, 69, the wife of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, sought permission to receive medical treatment and recover at […]
Judge Denies Bid by Nicolás Maduro’s Wife Cilia Flores for Home Confinement
In this courtroom sketch, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (L) and his wife, Cilia Flores (2nd R) appear in Manhattan federal court in New York City on Jan. 5, 2026. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
US Judge Denies Venezuela’s Cilia Flores Medical Bail as Solidarity Campaigns Demand Her Release
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—US federal judge Alvin Hellerstein denied on Thursday, October 8, a request for medical bail submitted by Venezuela’s First Lady and National Assembly Deputy Cilia Flores keeping her imprisoned in New York despite her defense’s warnings about her deteriorating cardiac condition. Flores and President Nicolás Maduro have been held in the United States since […]
Cilia Flores denounces torturous treatment in US jail as anti-government protests grow in Venezuela
A US judge refused to release Cilia Flores from a Brooklyn jail despite her failing health, as prosecutors added torture charges against her and Nicolás Maduro. In Venezuela, protests over blackouts and starvation wages are spreading against the Rodríguez regime.
EADaily, 9 October 2026: The New York Court did not grant the First Lady of Venezuela ' s request for bail to Celia Flores, despite counsel ' s arguments about her state of health, as CBS News reported on 8 October with reference to the source.
The U.S. Federal Justice denied bail on Thursday for Celia Flores, the wife of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, who was removed from power, reports to the media.
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