The 73-year-old Sikh woman was detained by the immigration authorities in California after she went to a routine check-in with an American agency, raised protests and concerns between her family and community members.
Harjit Kaur, who had lived in the eastern bay in northern California for more than 30 years, was detained by officials of immigration and recovery of customs enforcement (ICE) during the routine check-in at the beginning of this week, the report in Berkeley, a non-profit intelligence portal said.
The report added that her family, along with hundreds of community members, organized a protest on Friday and called for an immediate release of Kaura, who was detained on Monday after Ice asked her to come to the San Francisco office to turn to further paperwork.
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“It was transported to the detention center in Bakersfield,” the report said.
According to a report in ABC7News, Harjit Kaur was undocumented. She came to the United States in 1992 from India as a single mother with two sons. Her asylum case was rejected in 2012, but has since “faithfully reported” to ICE in San Francisco every six months after more than 13 years, her father -in -law manji Kaur said.
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The BerkeleySide report said “Ice assured her that she could remain in the United States under the supervision of work permits until they could receive her travel documents.”
According to reports, Friday’s protest was organized by the Kaur family, indivisible Western Contra Costa County and Sikh Center. This event recorded the participation of members of the US representative John Garamendi, local elected officials and other political leaders.
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KTVU Fox 2 quoted congressman Garamendi that he said his office had submitted an investigation to American immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) and urged the agency to meet Kaur with her family.
In his statement, Garamendi said, “Donald) Trump initially promised to go after the” worst of the worst “in his immigration policy. Yet, the decision of this administration is to detain a 73-year-old woman-respected member of the community without a record criminal record who faithfully announced ice for more than 13 years. ”
“Our office will do everything to support her case and her family,” he said. Member of the local Dilli Bhattarai Council, according to Berkeleyside report, said he was examining how his city could put pressure on the federal government to release Kaur.
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“It does not use any damage to the community. It is permanent (component) as we do,” Bhattarai said. “He has all the rights to be here as a community member, and we should all support her immediate release.”
Kaur, a long -time employee in a local Indian clothing store, devoted his work for more than 20 years and, according to the report, was surrounded by a large family, including two grandchildren and three granddaughters.
Her granddaughter, Sukhdeep Kaur, called her “independent, selfless, hardworking” and considered her a “mother’s character” in the community.
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President Trump initially promised to go after the “worst of the worst” in his immigration policy. However, the decision of this administration to detain a 73 -year -old woman is another example of the wrong priorities of Trump’s immigration.
“We are all in shock,” she added.
Her family expressed concern about her health and argued that at her age she was detained with serious health problems such as thyroid disease, migraine, knee and anxiety pain, her life could be endangered, the report added.
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