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North Texas Newlywed Released From ICE Detention After Months in Custody, Attorney Says
- Ward Sakeik was released from ICE detention on Tuesday after being held for 141 days, according to her attorney Maria Kari.
- Sakeik is a 22-year-old woman of Palestinian descent; she was detained while returning from her honeymoon in February.
- She was born in Saudi Arabia, which does not provide birthright citizenship to children of foreigners.
- Sakeik was reunited with her husband, Taahir Shaikh, after her release from the Prairieland Detention Center.
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Stateless Palestinian Woman Released After 5 Months in Texas ICE Jail
A 22-year-old stateless Palestinian woman, has been released from a Texas ICE jail after five months in custody. On Tuesday, Ward Sakeik reunited with her husband, who’d been fighting for her freedom. The Trump administration repeatedly attempted to deport her despite a judge’s order barring her removal from the U.S. Sakeik’s family is from Gaza, and she was born in Saudi Arabia, which does not grant birthright citizenship to the children of imm…
Stateless Palestinian Ward Sakeik released after five months in ICE custody
Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old stateless Palestinian, was released from ICE customer late Tuesday just two days after the Trump administration failed to illegally deport her to a third country for a second time.
Texas newlywed speaks after release from over 140 days in ICE detention
IRVING, Texas — A North Texas newlywed who spent more than 140 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody said Thursday in her first public comments since her release that she does not blame the country that has been her…
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