Mihaela Atanase’s flight from her native Romania landed at Los Angeles International Airport shortly after noon last Thursday.

She’s been in the custody of immigration officials ever since.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection held the legal U.S. resident at the airport over the weekend, with no explanation or legal representation, according to an attorney handling the case, and only one short phone call to her fiancé, Giovanni Miceli. While CBP says it “tries not to hold individuals in custody for longer than 72 hours,” long holds are a tactic used more frequently in recent months under the Trump administration, according to legal advocates interviewed by LAist.

“Essentially, it feels like my fiancé, my son’s mother, is being held hostage,” Miceli said during a phone call with LAist on Sunday morning. “Except even worse than that because there’s no negotiation to it. We don’t even know anything, and it’s not fair.”

Jennica Janssen, an attorney representing the family, called the detention “unlawful” because Atanase was held for over 72 hours with no explanation or access to an attorney — a violation of state law. Immigration officials at LAX told Janssen that Atanase is not being held on criminal charges, so she is not entitled to legal representation.