Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old stateless Palestinian woman, experienced alleged mistreatment during her 140-day detainment by ICE after returning from a trip. Following her marriage to a U.S. citizen, she faced multiple deportation attempts and described harsh conditions, including a lack of food and phone access. The Department of Homeland Security refuted claims of mistreatment, stating Sakeik was released after her husband completed legal applications for her residency. Sakeik recounted daily life in detention as monotonous, with limited activities and resources.
Sakeik, 22, is a stateless Palestinian woman who had just gotten married to a US citizen when they returned to the United States from a trip to the Virgin Islands in February.
At a press conference in Dallas, Texas earlier in the week, Sakeik claimed she was moved around like cattle as she went through multiple deportation attempts.
Sakeik said she was not given food or water for 16 hours when first detained and said she was denied phone access for long periods of time.
Sakeik described her ICE detention: There was not a lot of things for us to do. It was a very lazy, each day was lazier than the next day.
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