Porsha Williams' Ex Simon Guobadia Is Still in ICE Custody 

Porsha Williams’ estranged husband, Simon Guobadia, remains in ICE custody one month after being detained.

According to records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security obtained by Us Weekly on March 26, Guobadia, who was born in Nigeria, is currently held at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.

His classification is “in ICE custody,” indicating that he is detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This detention coincides with President Donald Trump’s recent deportation plan, which was authorized earlier this year. As per the directive, undocumented immigrants are at risk of being sent back to their native countries.

Us Weekly first reported Guobadia’s detention on February 21. In January, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rejected his application for citizenship, as per a report from Atlanta’s WSB-TV 2.

Derek White/Getty Images Porsha Williams’ estranged husband, Simon Guobadia, has been detained by ICE, Us Weekly can confirm. Guobadia, who was born in Nigeria, is currently being held at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s records, obtained by Us on Friday, February 21. His status is listed as […]

“It’s disheartening to see my estranged husband make choices that have led to this outcome,” Williams, 43, said in a February statement. “At this moment, my priority is moving forward with my family.”

Guobadia, 60, immigrated to the U.S. in 1982 and allegedly overstayed his visa. He returned to the U.S. in 1986 and apparently also overstayed a work visa. Guobadia was arrested the next year, pleading guilty to bank and credit card fraud. After two more arrests, Guobadia was deported in 1992. He was able to return to the U.S. one month later.

Guobadia applied to become a naturalized citizen in 2016, but was denied by the U.S. government. 

In February 2024, he took to Instagram to celebrate four decades of living in America.

The aftermath of Porsha Williams and Simon Guobadia’s split hasn’t been breezy. News broke on February 23 that the Real Housewives of Atlanta star filed for divorce from Guobadia after 15 months of marriage. Williams’ social media showed no signs of trouble in paradise and she still had her married name in her bio at […]

“Happy Tuesday to all who ever overcame and persevered in life. You are winning👌🏾👌🏾#42yearsLivinginAmerica,” he wrote at the time, sharing a photo smoking a cigar and riding on a golf cart in Georgia.

Days later Williams — who stars on The Real Housewives of Atlanta — filed for divorce after being married to Guobadia for 15 months.

Guobadia was previously married to RHOA alum Falynn Guobadia, initially denying that there was any overlap in the two romances. (He announced his engagement to Williams less than one month after revealing his divorce.)

“I’d like to seize this opportunity to thank every well-wisher of Porsha and I, whether via phone, text or DM,” Simon wrote via Instagram in May 2021. “You affirm my [belief] that finding love is possible for everyone who genuinely seeks one. Getting married again was never a question in my mind, but when. Did not expect to be blessed with a mate so soon. The interesting thing about life is that it is an individual journey.”

Prince Williams/Wireimage Porsha Williams and Simon Guobadia’s romance may have been a whirlwind, but there was drama from the start. The Real Housewives of Atlanta star revealed in May 2021 that she and Guobadia began dating one month before making their relationship Instagram official. In her post, she cleared the air about their timeline and […]

Williams, for her part, was previously married to Kordell Stewart from 2011 to 2013 before moving on with Dennis McKinley, with whom she shares daughter Pilar. Williams and McKinley split in 2018 and have continued to coparent their 5-year-old daughter.

“Pilar Jhena’ love of my life,” Williams gushed via Instagram of her child in February. “You make every day brighter and I thank God for you endlessly.”

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