New Delhi, July 5 -- Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old stateless Palestinian woman, was released after nearly five months in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. She was arrested in February while returning from her honeymoon.

Though born in Saudi Arabia, she had no citizenship since Saudi Arabia doesn't give citizenship to children of foreigners. Her family moved to Texas on a tourist visa when she was 9.

Their asylum request was denied, leaving them stateless despite living in the US for years. However, the family was allowed to stay by regularly checking in with the US immigration authorities.

Ward has followed US immigration rules since childhood. Still, she was nearly deported twice from the US. The first attempt was d...