Stowaway Who Boarded New York-to-Paris Flight Claims She Sought Asylum in France

Stowaway Who Boarded New York-to-Paris Flight Claims She Sought Asylum in France
Delta Air Lines jets are parked at Kansas City International Airport, Miss., on May 14, 2020. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—A Russian woman with permanent U.S. residency who was returned to the United States after authorities said she sneaked on board a flight from New York to Paris made her first appearance in court Thursday, claiming she has been abused.

Svetlana Dali, wearing jeans, seemed agitated as she spoke through a Russian interpreter to her attorney during a brief appearance before a Brooklyn magistrate judge.