Punjab-origin woman living in US for 35 yrs held by ICE in Texas
New Delhi, April 18 -- A 53-year-old Punjab-origin woman, Meenu Batra, who has lived in the United States for more than 35 years, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while she was travelling to Milwaukee, for an immigration court assignment, according to reports.
Despite living in the US for decades, Batra now faces deportation because she still has a 2000 removal order, which authorities can act on under stricter immigration policies under the Donald Trump administration. Batra, who works as licensed court interpreter in Texas, was arrested on March 17 at Harlingen International Airport while travelling to Milwaukee for work. She remains in custody at the El Valle Detention Centre in Raymondville. In a habeas corpus petition, she also alleged officers made her pose for photographs while handcuffed, The Guardian reported.
She is a single mother to four children. One of her sons recently enlisted in the US army.
Batra, who fled anti-Sikh violence in India in the 1980s after her parents were killed, has lived in the US for over 35 years. She is the only licensed court interpreter in Texas for Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.
Her legal status prevents deportation to India but not to a third country....
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