Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey, the convicted scam artist who inspired the Netflix scripted series , has not been deported and remains in custody.Sorokin's lawyer, Manny Arora, tells ET that his client is being held by the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement at its Orange County Correctional Facility in Upstate New York. A spokesperson for ICE confirmed to ET that Sorokin is, in fact, in its custody.
Sorokin, a German citizen, was granted an emergency stay request by the Board of Immigration Appeals back in November. The spokesperson added that Sorokin «remains in ICE custody pending removal.»Arora tells ET that he filed a motion on Monday in an effort to prevent her deportation, adding that the next steps are out of his control.
The appeals deadline, he said, is March 19, «so they should not be able to deport her prior to that.» Arora also noted that reports about Sorokin being at the airport and having a meltdown are false.
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