Anna “Delvey” Sorokin, a German-Russian native who infamously masqueraded as a wealthy heiress and New York socialite before being convicted on multiple felony theft charges, might soon face deportation, as suggested by a recent report.
“On March 25, 2021, ICE detained Anna Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey, an illegal immigrant from Germany, in New York. Sorokin faces criminal charges for fraud and has been convicted of grand larceny, which is considered an aggravated felony,” a spokesperson from Homeland Security shared with Fox News Digital.
Sorokin initially arrived in the United States on a tourist visa in 2017 and remained in the country even after her visa had expired, according to officials.
“She has consistently undermined the United States court system and its immigration laws for years,” the spokesperson stated. “Presently, she is out on an ankle monitor while her deportation appeal is pending. We are eager to expedite her return to her home country.”
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Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin, sporting a GPS ankle monitor, was seen attending the Alexander Wang show during New York Fashion Week on September 12, 2025. (Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)
Rumors of the 35-year-old’s looming removal from the U.S. first emerged in 2022, months after her early release from prison. By then, she had overstayed her tourist visa and been convicted of theft of services, grand larceny and more. However, after a brief detention in ICE custody, she has remained in New York wearing an ankle monitor.
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“I lived out most of my adult life in NY and a lot of my friends and support system are based in the US,” Sorokin told Fox News Digital in 2022, under the Biden administration. “I don’t see a reason why I should be banned forever while so many violent offenders get released by ICE on daily basis.”
Cole Escola, Crystal Waters, Linux, Anna Delvey, Coco Rocha, and Ari Lennox attend the Christian Cowan fashion show during February 2025 New York Fashion Week on February 07, 2025 in New York City (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
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She’s still in New York.
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Over the weekend, she posted a foggy photo on Twitter of the city captioned, “Happy Memorial Day weekend from the best city in the world.”
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Anna Sorokin, known as Anna Delvey, appears in the courtroom during her trial at New York State Supreme Court on April 11, 2019. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP)
She’s found post-conviction fame in part thanks to the Netflix docuseries, “Inventing Anna,” for which she was paid $320,000, according to IMDB — as well as an appearance on “Dancing With the Stars.”
She still goes by her assumed name, Anna Delvey, and has racked up more than 1 million followers on Instagram, where she recently posted a video showing, “how I get tights under the ankle monitor.”
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She also frequently posts selfies with former New York Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from Congress amid a scandal of his own.
Santos did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Sorokin played herself off as the heiress of a German millionaire, claiming her father was a diplomat — or an oil baron — with a $67 million fortune she would inherit.
But she funded her lavish lifestyle by mooching off friends and scamming a bank, according to prosecutors, failing to repay her debts along the way.
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