A newlywed bride from Texas who was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on Thursday has said she was treated like "cattle" during her detention.

Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old stateless Palestinian woman married to a U.S. citizen, spoke publicly for the first time since she was detained at a Miami airport in February upon returning from a honeymoon and held in ICE custody for 140 days.

Following her return from the U.S. Virgin Islands with husband Taahir Shaikh, "I was put in a gray tracksuit and shackles immediately," Sakeik told a press conference held in Dallas-Fort Worth.

"I was handcuffed for 16 hours without any water or food on the bus. I was moved around like cattle," she added.