U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Nearly 30 Hours After International Work Trip
Oct 9, 2025·Location: Evanston, IL

Sunny Naqvi, a 28-year-old U.S. citizen from Skokie, was detained at O'Hare Airport after returning from a work trip to Turkey and held for nearly 30 hours at ICE facilities in Illinois and Wisconsin before being released. Federal agencies provided conflicting accounts of her detention, with CBP claiming she was released within 90 minutes while her family and elected officials reported she was transferred to multiple detention centers. Her case is part of a broader pattern, with ProPublica documenting over 170 U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents in recent years and advocacy groups reporting increased airport encounters in 2026.
Sources
- Who is Sunny Naqvi? US citizen detained for over 40 hours after failed India trip
americanbazaaronline.com·Mar 10, 2026·archived copy
- Sunny Naqvi: 'Blatantly false': DHS says US citizen Sunny Naqvi never taken into custody, was allowed to leave within 90 minutes - The Times of India
- Feds dispute family's claim of Skokie woman's detainment - Evanston Now
evanstonnow.com·Mar 10, 2026·archived copy
- US Citizen From Skokie Detained by ICE at O’Hare Airport for Nearly 30 Hours After Work Trip
nationalpressroom.com·Mar 26, 2026·archived copy
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