Overview
- Sundas “Sunny” Naqvi, 28, returned to O’Hare on March 5 with five colleagues and was detained, according to her family and local elected officials.
- Supporters say phone-location data placed her first at ICE’s Broadview processing center and later at a Dodge County, Wisconsin facility before an early Saturday release.
- CBP issued a statement saying she departed its control within 90 minutes and was not transferred to ICE, contradicting the family’s account.
- Agents cited a “curious travel history” to the group, which included three U.S. citizens and three green-card holders of Pakistani descent, according to officials and the family.
- Protests and press conferences followed her return, with her attorney and local leaders considering legal action and oversight, and relatives saying she briefly hitchhiked after release.