Convicted fraudster and fake heiress Anna Sorokin faces imminent deportation, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
“For years, she has made a mockery of the United States court system and its immigration laws,” a DHS spokesperson told the New York Post. “She has been released on an ankle monitor while her appeal for removal is heard. We look forward to sending her home soon.”
The spokesperson added that Sorokin, who entered the country on a tourist visa in 2017, never left after her visa expired, making her a “criminal illegal alien.”
Hey #ICE – when is con Anna Delvey | Anna Sorokin getting deported??? She’s in country illegally, currently wearing ankle monitor. She’s a convicted con – grand larceny. #Deport #annadelvey – #illegal
— Sara Conrad 👩🏼💻⚽️🇪🇸🌍 (@SaraCsit) June 10, 2025
Sorokin famously pretended to be a German heiress named Anna Delvey. Using this fraudulent identity, she scammed New York’s wealthy elite out of over a quarter of a million dollars.
“[S]he scammed countless people, hotels, and banks, often using invalid credit cards or fake bank statements to create the illusion of wealth,” according to People magazine. “She even created the idea of the Anna Delvey Foundation, a private club and art foundation, to entice wealthy donors and further her [very fake] brand.”
She was eventually arrested during a 2017 sting operation after she’d repeatedly bounced from hotel to hotel without paying her bills.
Then, in April of 2019, she was found guilty of eight charges, including attempted grand larceny in the first degree, grand larceny in the second degree, grand larceny in the third degree, and theft of services.
A month later, Sorokin was sentenced to four to 12 years in state prison, fined $24,000, and ordered to pay roughly $199,000 in restitution.
ICYMI: Anna Sorokin, who pretended to be a wealthy heiress in order to con New York City’s societal elite, was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison pic.twitter.com/U5kbBLTfBb
— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) May 10, 2019
She was eventually released from New York state prison on parole in February of 2021. Six weeks later, in March, she was taken into the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for overstaying her visa.
Sorokin subsequently spent 19 months in ICE detention before she was released on a $10,000 bond in October of 2022 and placed on house arrest with an ankle monitor.
She recently showcased her ankle monitor on the social media platform X.
Watch:
Don’t ever ask me how I get tights under the ankle monitor again. pic.twitter.com/pARZcLSpre
— Anna Delvey (@theannadelvey) May 14, 2026
However, as part of her release from ICE custody, Sorokin was initially “banned from social media.” By 2024, however, the terms of her release were eased significantly, allowing her to travel further, use social media, and participate in programs like “Dancing with the Stars.”
“I had to request ICE for permission to travel out of state because it’s being filmed in Los Angeles and I’m based in New York,” she told People about her DWTS appearance. “It took them about 10 days to get it through the system and to get everything approved.”
She went on to release a song, launch “The Anna Delvey Show” podcast, and create a talent management agency called the Outlaw Agency. Then last year, she and former Republican congressman George Santos made a surprise appearance at a Veterans Day party.
From DC with Love!
XOXO💋@theannadelvey pic.twitter.com/r7unsmDLU7— George Santos (@Georgesantos) November 12, 2025
At some point in time, Sorokin sold the rights to her life story to Netflix, which used it to create “Inventing Anna.” The $199,000 she earned from the sale was then used to pay restitution and state fines.
Sorokin later wrote about the Netflix series in an article published in Business Insider in 2022.
“For a long while, I was hoping that by the time Inventing Anna came out, I would’ve moved on with my life,” she wrote. “I imagined for the show to be a conclusion of sorts, summing up and closing of a long chapter that had come to an end.”
“And while I’m curious to see how they interpreted all the research and materials provided, I can’t help but feel like an afterthought, the somber irony of being confined to a cell at yet another horrid correctional facility lost between the lines, the history repeating itself,” she added.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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