"When I went to see her that morning, she barely could lift her arms to hold my hand. She was drenched in sweat. She couldn't talk, Hussain said. She was literally in the state of catatonia. She could barely move her eyes and just answer with a nod. She appeared to be in shock from her arrest, Hussain said. Nonetheless, she said she was assured by medical staff after her discharge that she was safe to release."
"The arrest of Aleyda Yeny Rodriguez, a 47-year-old married mother of three has drawn attention both to the widening pool of immigrants the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is targeting under the Trump Administration's directives as well as Stanford's authority over patients in federal custody. Hussain made her comments at a gathering of about three dozen protesters, including Stanford health care workers and local activists, some of whom stood vigil with Rodriguez's father outside the hospital last week."
Aleyda Yeny Rodriguez, a 47-year-old East Palo Alto housekeeper with a chronic medical condition, collapsed when arrested by ICE on Aug. 25. She was held at Stanford Medical Center with federal agents standing guard outside her room and family visits banned except for the first day. Her family brought Dr. Yusra Hussain to check on her care; Hussain found Rodriguez catatonic Friday morning, drenched in sweat, barely able to lift her arms, speak, or move her eyes, and questioned the suitability of discharging her into federal custody that night. Stanford did not notify the family of the discharge and cited patient privacy when asked.
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