Cilia Flores's defense seeks home confinement, citing heart problems

Cilia Flores's defense formally filed a motion with the New York court asking that she be released to home confinement while she awaits trial, court records show. The same day, her lawyers cited heart problems and asked the judge to seal the medical records filed with the request.

Flores and her husband, Nicolás Maduro, are set for trial on June 1, 2027 in New York; both remain detained in the United States, according to the case file. Prosecutors have not yet responded to the new home-confinement request.