The Department of Homeland Security rejected the story of US citizen Sunny Naqvi, who claimed he was detained and released after 43 hours, and said Naqvi was released within 90 minutes of arriving in the United States. DHS said Naqvi was not detained nor transferred to ICE for detention, adding that he was only sent for secondary observation. “The traveler’s claims are absolutely false. Sunny Naqvi arrived at O’Hare at 10:21 a.m. on March 5, 2026. CBP officers referred her to secondary and checked baggage for additional inspection based on law enforcement investigation. Ms. Naqvi was cleared by CBP within 90 minutes of arriving in the United States. Ms. Naqvi was not detained or transferred to ICE for detention, ” DHS said. According to the report based on Naqvi’s sister’s account, Sunny was supposed to travel to India, but the international travel plans fell through. The group of six continued their domestic journey. As soon as they arrived back at the Chicago airport, they were all taken into custody by Sunny’s lawyer due to their “curious travel history”. Naqvi’s family claimed that he was detained at the airport and then sent to Broadview. They claimed that they had lost Naqvi’s location while federal agents kept telling them that Naqvi was not in custody. Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison said the administration has been lying from the beginning as they detain American citizens without due process. All six members of the group are in the US legally. Morrison said Naqvi was kept in custody from Thursday to Saturday. On Saturday morning, as Morrison said, Naqvi drove to a nearby gas station and drove to a Holiday Inn for shelter before being able to contact his sister. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt said he had no record of Naqvi being booked, detained or released from jail.