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ICE Detains Stateless Palestinian Bride for Over 120 Days, Halts Green Card

Surpassing the 90-day detention threshold for stateless individuals has prompted her legal team to escalate efforts to prevent her deportation.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents escort a detained immigrant into an elevator after he exited an immigration courtroom, Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in New York.
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Francisco Ortiz appears in court on Oct. 16, 2025.

Overview

  • Sakeik remains held at Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado more than 120 days after ICE detained her at a Miami airport in February following her honeymoon in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • Her pending green card application is stalled during her detention, with her next immigration check-in scheduled for July.
  • Her legal team has filed motions to prevent her deportation, arguing her stateless status makes removal impossible.
  • ICE officials assert she overstayed her visa and has had a final removal order since 2011, which the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed on appeal in 2014.
  • The Department of Homeland Security has not responded to repeated requests for information on her case, fueling questions about transparency in her detention.