New details are emerging on Seeking Sister Wife star Garrick Merrifield’s recent arrest.

Garrick, 40, allegedly threatened to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on wife Lorrana — a Brazil native — and have her deported amid an argument, TMZ reported on Wednesday, November 26.

Lorrana told police that her husband snatched her phone from her during an argument, not allowing her to contact her family in Brazil, according to TMZ, citing an affidavit for an arrest warrant.

Lorrana reportedly said in the docs she wanted to call the police, but Garrick wouldn’t give her her phone back and threatened to call ICE. She told officers she was scared because she wasn’t familiar with all the laws in the U.S., but noted that she was in the country legally on a visa, per TMZ.

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