ICE detained Haitian national Sarahjane Ternier, mother of former North Miami Mayor Philippe Bien-Aim’s children, on March 12, 2026, under a 2000 deportation order linked to fraud allegations involving Bien-Aim’s citizenship.

Sarahjane Ternier, partner of former North Miami Mayor Philippe Bien-Aim and mother of three of his children, was detained by ICE on March 12, 2026, at the Broward Transitional Center under a 2000 deportation order. Her arrest follows federal allegations that Bien-Aim obtained U.S. citizenship through fraudulent means, including using a fake passport and multiple marriages. Ternier, a Haitian national, is accused of entering the U.S. illegally in 1994 and using a fraudulent Canadian ID in 1997. The case, tied to Bien-Aim’s denaturalization proceedings, is being handled by the DOJ and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.