India, April 20 -- A Democratic lawmaker has criticised the American government's decision to detain Indian-origin court interpreter Meenu Batra, who was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) despite living in the country for over 35 years.

Slamming US President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign, Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro wrote on X: "Meenu Batra is the only Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu court interpreter in Texas. She has spent most of her life in Texas, working and raising her kids. ICE detained her despite having humanitarian protection."

He added, "Trump's mass deportation campaign isn't going after the worst of the worst. It's targeting contributing members of our communities and breakin...