Abdellatif Hafraoui, of Bayonne, was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Newark Liberty International Airport last August as he and his wife, Sandra Hafraoui, were heading to Florida on vacation. Over the course of 108 days, the 60-year-old said, he was moved from New Jersey’s Delaney Hall Detention Facility to Louisiana and later Arizona before being released on $15,000 bond. AdvertisementIn an interview with NJ.com, Sandra Hafraoui said she voted for Trump in the past three elections, and that she and Abdellatif Hafraoui attended one of the president’s rallies in Las Vegas. Andres Kudacki via Getty ImagesAccording to Abdellatif Hafraoui, he was targeted by ICE because of a missed immigration court date over a decade ago, prior to his marriage to Sandra Hafraoui. AdvertisementSince his Nov. 26 release, Abdellatif Hafraoui has been unable to return to his job as a concierge at a New York residential building.

Source: Huffington Post February 23, 2026 21:47 UTC