A North Texas woman was released Tuesday after spending nearly five months in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, following her arrest in February while returning from her honeymoon — a case that drew mounting legal and public pressure,

Ward Sakeik, an Arlington resident of Palestinian descent, had been in Texas immigration detention centers for 140 days after ICE agents detained her as she and her husband returned from their honeymoon to the U.

A North Texas woman, a "stateless Palestinian," was released from ICE detention after nearly five months, sparking debate about the reasons for her detainment and sudden freedom.