Indian woman living in US for 35 years held by ICE
Indian Express·2h ago·Fear
What Happened
Meenu Batra, 53, a Hindi-Punjabi-Urdu court interpreter in Texas, was detained by ICE on March 17 at Harlingen airport. She has lived in the US for 35 years after her parents died in 1984 anti-Sikh violence. Her lawyers filed a habeas corpus petition arguing her detention violates due process, citing valid work authorization under a withholding of removal order. She remains at El Valle Detention Center.
Key Entities
Meenu BatraUS ICETexasEl Valle Detention CenterHarlingen International Airportanti-Sikh violence 1984withholding of removal order