by Julia Simone,WGMETue, April 21, 2026 at 6:59 PMUpdated Wed, April 22, 2026 at 11:20 AMICE agents in Maine (FOX News)PORTLAND (WGME) -- A 19 year-old living in Portland remains in ICE custody more than a month after her mother and two siblings were released.Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) says her office has been trying to get answers about Olivia Andre's case for months. They haven't heard from DHS, but the department released a statement to CBS 13 Tuesday about her case. Olivia Andre is originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was a first-year nursing student in Portland.Also read: Rep. Pingree, Ms. Rachel advocate for ICE to free Portland nursing studentWhile her younger siblings and mother were released last month, Andre is still held at the Dilley ICE facility in Texas.The facility has been the scene of protests since President Trump's enhanced immigration operations began.Congresswoman Pingree says a colleague recently visited Andre and she isn't doing well."She was miserable, she had problems with her eyes, she was experiencing headaches much of the time, and she was really distressed and unhappy being separated from her family for so long," Pingree said.ICE agent (Fox News)These are some questions CBS13 asked DHS last week:What charge (or charges) does Andre face?What other basis does ICE have to continue her detainment?Has information about the basis for Andre's arrest, or her continued detainment, been provided to Andre or her legal counsel?DHS didn't answer those specific questions.But they did tell CBS13 in a new statement that Andre and her family came here illegally through Arizona in 2022 and a judge ordered their removal last year.Also read: Portland high school student, family members released from ICE custodyDHS also saying in part:"Andre is an adult illegal alien with a final order of removal and no right to remain in the U.S. The Trump administration is not going to ignore the rule of law"Congresswoman Pingree says Andre's detention is on hold after a ruling by the First District Court of Appeals, and should be released while her case plays out."What we have seen, and unfortunately this is a pattern for what they have been doing at ICE, is they detain people to deport people so they pick people up and try to keep them in detention for as long as they possibly can," Pingree said.At this point, it's unclear if and when Andre will be released.