Roxanne 
Porsha Williams is focusing on her future after news broke of her estranged husband, Simon Goubadia, being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Real Housewives of Atlanta star took to social media to express her feelings and perspective on the unexpected situation.
On February 21, Porsha Williams shared an emotional message on her Instagram Stories. “It’s disheartening to see my estranged husband’s actions lead to this,” she wrote. “Right now, my main focus is moving forward with my family.”
Simon’s detainment follows the broader context of the immigration policies under President Donald Trump’s administration, which included a push for mass deportations during his second term. According to the Department of Homeland Security’s records, Simon is currently being held at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.
This incident comes after Simon, who moved to the U.S. from Nigeria in 1982, celebrated over four decades of living in the country. In a February 2024 Instagram post, he reflected on his long journey, writing, “Happy Tuesday to all who’ve ever overcome and persevered in life. You are winning. #42yearsLivinginAmerica.”
However, Simon’s history in the U.S. has been complicated, marked by multiple legal issues. In 1987, he pleaded guilty to bank and credit card fraud. Reports also note that he was arrested several times throughout the years and faced deportation in 1992, only to be re-admitted to the U.S. under a new identity shortly thereafter. His attempts to gain citizenship have been unsuccessful.
This comes amid Simon’s ongoing legal battle with Porsha, who filed for divorce in February 2023 after just 15 months of marriage. The couple’s strained relationship became even more complicated after Simon filed a lawsuit against Porsha for alleged defamation over comments she made on social media about erectile dysfunction.
In a legal filing from November 2022, Simon claimed that Porsha Williams Instagram posts, which discussed erectile dysfunction, were false and defamatory, insinuating they referred to him. Porsha, however, did not directly name him in the posts, instead sharing general health information and adding the hashtag “#menshealthawareness.”
Porsha’s legal team responded, asserting that there was no evidence to connect the posts to Simon. “This case is based on speculative claims,” her lawyer argued in a January motion, emphasizing that Simon had no grounds to back up his defamation allegations.
As this complicated chapter continues to unfold, Porsha Williams remains focused on her own path forward, putting her family’s well-being above all else.
