Controversial ‘detention’ of US citizen Sunny Naqvi: Homeland Security releases video footage of Illinois woman leaving

The alleged 43-hour detention of 28-year-old Sundas (Sunny) Naqvi has become more controversial as the Department of Homeland Security has now released video footage of Naqvi entering a CBP area at 10.21am, entering secondary inspection at 10.46am, and then leaving for a public area at 11.42am. “Her assertion that she was detained by DHS for 43 hours is false,” the Department of Homeland Security said. Many social media users claimed that DHS edited the clip and adjusted the timing to fit their narrative.But now Naqvi’s version of events is also drawing attention because of her past incidents involving law enforcement. The Chicago Tribune reported that Naqvi pleaded guilty in 2022 to providing a false police report alleging sexual assault against a professor in 2019. She completed two years of probation on the case in 2024 and the case was later dismissed, records show.

Sunny Naqvi detained: Here’s what happened so far

The Department of Homeland Security disputed that claim, saying she was only screened a second time and released within 90 minutes. Her story, they said, was a blatant lie. The government also said she was stopped because of a past criminal case. Naqvi’s LinkedIn page lists her as a senior solutions architect for a company that says she has never worked for them. The company also said its employees were not detained at O’Hare Airport, the Chicago Tribune reported. Sheriff’s offices in Cook and Dodge counties in Wisconsin said there was no indication she was being detained at local facilities.

“I think I’m in an ICE detention center”

The whole incident began to gain traction after Morrison, who is running for Congress, posted a screenshot of her alleged phone’s location on her campaign Facebook page on Friday. The images appear to show her at the ICE processing center in Broadview and later at a detention center in Dodge County, Wisconsin.“I think I’m in a meth detention center,” Naqvi wrote in a text message at 5:39 p.m. Morrison posted Friday’s news online that evening.