The story of the return of 73 -year -old Sikh woman Bibi Harjeet Kaur from America is very painful. The Department of Immigration (ICE) wearing handcuffs and took him to Georgia from California and then sent to Punjab by charter flight. During this time he did not get a chance to meet his family or lawyer. In the last 48 hours, he was not destined to bed, asked for food for medicines, only snow trays and one thing were given sandwich. Even when he asked for his denture, he was refused.
Harjeet Kaur, who has been living in the US for more than 30 years, was detained and sent to India by immigration officials in California earlier this week, she was not even given a chance to say goodbye to her relatives. The woman's lawyer gave this information.
His lawyer gave information on Instagram
In a post on 'Instagram' on Wednesday, Harjeet's lawyer advocate Deepak Ahluwalia said, 'Bibi ji (Harjeet Kaur) is returning to Punjab. She has already reached India. Immigration officials in California took Kaur into custody after regular investigation, causing anger among her family and community members.
Harjeet was living in America for 30 years
A report by the news portal 'Burkelside' earlier stated that Kaur, who has been living in East-Bi, Northern California for more than 30 years, was detained by immigration and boundary enforcement (ICE) officials during a regular investigation. Hundreds of members of her family and community protested against the demand for immediate release of Kaur.
The relatives did not even give a chance to say goodbye
Ahluwalia said that the immigration officer took Kaur to a custody center in Bakersfield. In the post, Ahluwalia claimed that Kaur was taken from Bakersfield to Los Angeles, from where she was seated on the aircraft for Georgia and then to New Delhi. He also claimed that Kaur's family members urged the officials to give their relatives a chance to say goodbye before being sent back, but were not allowed.
Ahluwalia said, 'We were successful in getting tickets for Kaur for Monday's flight, but at around two o'clock in the morning, they took him to Los Angeles with handcuffs from Bakersfield, and made him sit in Georgia flight without informing the lawyer or without informing the lawyer. ” He said that Kaur was kept in a custody of prisoners in Georgia.
Lawyer claims to torture Harjeet
Ahluwalia said, 'Kaur was not even given a bed for about 60-70 hours and she was forced to sleep by wearing a blanket on the ground. She could not even get up, because both of her knees had surgery. They were also not allowed to bathe all the time. After Armenia from Georgia, she came to Delhi by an ICE chartered aircraft.
Harjeet reached America with two sons in 1992
According to a report by 'ABC7 News', Kaur was allegedly living without any documents. She reached America with two sons in 1992. In 2012, her refuge application was rejected, but since then she has been doing 'sincere report' to the ICE in San Francisco every six months for more than 13 years.
The 'Burkslessed' report claimed that 'ICE had assured Kaur that she could live in the US under monitoring with the' Work Permit 'until her travel documents were received.
Anger in Sikh community
Kaur's arrest and deployment has created resentment in the Sikh community. The Sikh Coalition called it a violation of the basic standards of humanity. The organization said, “Such behavior with any human being is disgusting, and a 73 -year -old woman is very embarrassing and inhuman to go through this situation.”
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