Careless Detention: Amina Mudey's Story

Published: May 16, 2008, 2:49 p.m.

After arriving at a New York airport from overseas, Amina Mudey was detained at detention center in Elizabeth, N.J., for about five months while her request for political asylum was considered. While in detention, Mudey and two outside doctors say she was misdiagnosed and given an anti-psychotic drug that caused her to suffer serious side effects.