In 1992, Harjit Kaur migrated to the US as a single mom with two sons. Initially, she used to work at a saree store in California. Her deportation even led to large protests in California, with folks slamming the ICE for the therapy Kaur acquired.
A 73-year-old girl from Punjab, recognized as Bibi Harjit Kaur, on Thursday landed in New Delhi, India, after she was deported from the US (US) after the American officers alleged that she was dwelling in California illegally. Nonetheless, earlier than deportation, Kaur was not even allowed to fulfill her relations, her lawyer alleged.
In a press release, her lawyer, Deepak Ahluwalia, stated Kaur was taken to Los Angeles from Bakersfield on Sunday, from the place she was flown to Georgia earlier than she was deported to New Delhi. Ahluwalia alleged that the US officers even shackled and handcuffed Kaur.
Ahluwalia stated Kaur was even refused vegetarian meals in accordance together with her non secular beliefs, including that she was solely supplied an apple and was even denied fundamental medical care. Kaur was even prohibited from showering all through her detention, he stated.
“She was working lawfully within the nation and paying taxes as she was ready for her journey paperwork,” he stated. “She was not given a mattress for the final 48 hours of her life within the US. She requested for meals to be taken for her drugs, and she or he was given a tray of ice. It is not that she was not given any meals in any respect. She was given a cheese sandwich. She requested for her dentures, however she was advised that it was her drawback.”
Kaur was dwelling in US since 1992
In 1992, Kaur migrated to the US as a single mom with two sons. Initially, she used to work at a saree store in California. She was even in reference to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the US, Ahluwalia stated, asserting that her household was not even notified about Kaur’s transportation from California after which her subsequent deportation to India.
Her deportation even led to large protests in California, with folks slamming the ICE for the therapy Kaur acquired. Nonetheless, the ICE defended its motion, saying Kaur had exhausted all her authorized cures. “Harjit Kaur has filed a number of appeals all the best way as much as the Ninth Circuit Courtroom of Appeals and misplaced every time… ICE is implementing US regulation and the orders by the decide; she is not going to waste any extra US tax {dollars},” it stated.