RICHARDSON, Texas — A North Texas woman who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials as she returned from her honeymoon has been released after nearly five months in detention, an attorney representing her confirmed.
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 attorney Eric Lee.
“It’s inhumane. The amount of joy I heard in his voice goes to indicate how much pain he was in before,” said Mohammed Ayachi who spoke with Taahir and was part of a group on the ground working to get Ward home…