Newlywed Shares Ordeal After ICE Detention Following Honeymoon

Detention After Honeymoon

• 👰‍♀️ Ward Sakeik, a newlywed, was detained by ICE agents in February upon returning from her honeymoon in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• 🗓️ She was held in detention for nearly five months.

Asylum and Green Card Status

• 🗺️ Sakeik's family came to the US in 2011 seeking asylum and have complied with all immigration policies.
• 📄 She was in the final stages of obtaining her green card at the time of her detention.

Statelessness and Criminalization

• 🌍 Sakeik describes herself as stateless, born to Palestinian parents in Saudi Arabia but not a citizen of either country.
• ⚖️ She felt criminalized for being stateless, an issue entirely outside her control.

Experience in Detention

• 😔 Sakeik lost five months of her life due to the detention experience.
• 🤝 She plans to fight for other women she met while in custody.