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Ward Sakeik was released from ICE detention on Tuesday. Ward Sakeik, a stateless Palestinian who recently married a U.S. citizen, said she lost five months of her life because of her statelessness ...
Courtesy of Taahir Shaikh Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old Arlington newlywed detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was released from detention this week after more than 120 days in custody.
Ward Sakeik, a stateless Palestinian woman who was detained on her way back from her honeymoon, has been released from ICE detention nearly five months after her arrest.
Ward Sakeik, an Arlington woman of Palestinian descent detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while returning from her honeymoon, spoke publicly Thursday for the first time since her ...
The woman, Ward Sakeik, was initially arrested by immigration officials as she returned from honeymooning in the U.S. Virgin Islands with her new husband, Taahir Shaikh, in February, according to ...
Ward Sakeik’s family and friends have gathered more than 3,300 signatures for a petition urging U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett to speak out about her case. By Alex Nguyen and Aarón Torres ...
Ward Sakeik -- a 22-year-old who is married to a U.S. citizen -- was detained by the government in February on her way home from her honeymoon in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A newlywed bride from Texas who was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on Thursday has said she was treated like "cattle" during her detention. Ward Sakeik, a 22-year ...
Newlywed bride's honeymoon ends with months of ICE detention and the prospect of deportation Ward Sakeik has lived in the U.S. for 14 years and is married to a U.S. citizen.
DHS initially told ABC News Sakeik "left the U.S." when she traveled to the U.S. Virgin Islands -- a U.S. territory. "The arrest of Ward Sakeik was not part of a targeted operation by ICE.
Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old Palestinian woman who has lived in the U.S. since childhood but holds no citizenship in any country, was picked up by her husband from Prairieland Detention Center, a ...