Detained by ICE

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A 73-year-old #Punjabi grandmother who has lived in the Bay Area for more than three decades has been detained by #US #Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), leaving her family and community in disbelief.

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A 73-year-old Punjabi grandmother who has lived in the Bay Area for more than three decades has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), leaving her family and community in disbelief.Harjit Kaur, a seamstress from Hercules, California, had been complying with immigration check-ins every six months for the past 13 years. According to her family, she has no criminal record and has worked and paid taxes since arriving in the US in the early 1990s. But as Fox News affiliate KTVU reported, she was unexpectedly detained on Monday during what was supposed to be a routine appointment at the San Francisco ICE office.

Her daughter-in-law, Manjit Kaur, described her deteriorating condition: “Just the sound in her voice yesterday, I could hear the anxiety, I could hear that she's losing her strength, breaking down. I'm very concerned as far as her health. She's not getting her medication. Emotionally, she's a mess.”Relatives said Kaur was transferred from San Francisco to a detention centre in Bakersfield. For the first time in August, ICE had not allowed family members to accompany her to an appointment, raising further alarm.

 

Her granddaughter, Sukhmeet Sandhu, told ABC7 News: “They just said we are detaining your grandma and didn’t give me any other information, didn’t let me see her. And after that, we didn’t hear from her for hours and when we did hear from her, she was crying and begging us for help.”Her grandson Ikjot Sandhu added: “My grandmother, she was more like a mother to me. For the last 26 years, she’s been taking care of me.” Her niece, Sukhjit Kaur, said: “I feel very sad, I feel helpless, I feel like there’s nothing we can do and this is our only voice. There are thousands of Harjits locked up.”Around 200 people gathered in El Sobrante on Friday to demand her release. Demonstrators held placards reading “Hands off our grandma” and “She’s no criminal,” while passing drivers honked in solidarity.Congressman John Garamendi has intervened, saying his office has filed an inquiry with ICE. In a statement carried by KTVU, he said: “President Trump initially promised to go after the ‘worst of the worst’ in his immigration policy. Yet this administration’s decision to detain a 73-year-old woman—a respected member of the community with no criminal record who has faithfully reported to ICE every six months for more than 13 years—is one more example of the misplaced priorities of Trump’s immigration enforcement.”ABC7 News reported that Garamendi’s office is pushing for her release, while the Indian community and neighbours continue to rally. “It’s on the back of women like her that I’m able to be a doctor,” said family friend Puga Thakkar.

 

[enigmatic]

Innellu unte amnesty lo  gc raavali kada 

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15 minutes ago, enigmatic said:

Innellu unte amnesty lo  gc raavali kada 

ila chala mandhi unnaru chala years ga ikkade

[kevinUsa]

12 minutes ago, Shameless said:

ila chala mandhi unnaru chala years ga ikkade

 

I know one bangladeshi guy since 1989 same case he gets EAD every 3 years

[no01]

according to ga website, 2012 lo asylum ki apply chesthe adi denied anta...India ki deport cheyyanivvaru since she must have applied asylum saying India lo aame life ki threat undi, etc etc ani....thats how most of them do. Indian govt nudi kuda threat undi ani cheppukuntaaru....unfortunately they lost Indian ties permanently. So ippudu deport ey country ki chestharu? 

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7 minutes ago, no01 said:

according to ga website, 2012 lo asylum ki apply chesthe adi denied anta...India ki deport cheyyanivvaru since she must have applied asylum saying India lo aame life ki threat undi, etc etc ani....thats how most of them do. Indian govt nudi kuda threat undi ani cheppukuntaaru....unfortunately they lost Indian ties permanently. So ippudu deport ey country ki chestharu? 

asylum oka trend start ayyindhi mana desis lo...recent ga oochinollu mana telugus kuda trying asylum...case decision ochevaraku EAD istharu ani trying

[Shameless]

8 minutes ago, kevinUsa said:

 

I know one bangladeshi guy since 1989 same case he gets EAD every 3 years

naa masters timw lo oka desi restaurant lo naan maker eppudo early 80s lo ochadanta, never went to india...never had papers...not sure now

[american_desi]

23 minutes ago, no01 said:

according to ga website, 2012 lo asylum ki apply chesthe adi denied anta...India ki deport cheyyanivvaru since she must have applied asylum saying India lo aame life ki threat undi, etc etc ani....thats how most of them do. Indian govt nudi kuda threat undi ani cheppukuntaaru....unfortunately they lost Indian ties permanently. So ippudu deport ey country ki chestharu? 

They will be deported to India

[american_desi]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/deported-quadriplegic-refugee-claimant-heads-back-to-india-1.760621

 

Laibar Singh is an Indian national who came to international prominence in the late 2000s when he sought asylum in Canada and then fought against deportation back to India. 
Key details of his case:

Arrival in Canada: Singh arrived in Canada from India on a fake passport in 2003 and subsequently applied for refugee status.

Failed refugee claim: His claim was denied. According to Singh, he was falsely accused of having ties to the militant Khalistan Commando Force in India and feared persecution upon return.

Medical emergency:

In 2006, after his claim was denied, he suffered a brain aneurysm and a massive stroke that left him a quadriplegic.
Plea on humanitarian grounds: He appealed for an exemption to stay in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, arguing that he would not receive adequate medical care in India and that deportation would be a "death sentence".

Sanctuary in gurdwaras:

After his final appeals failed and a deportation order was issued in 2007, he took refuge in Sikh temples (gurdwaras) in British Columbia. For over a year, his supporters and temple leaders blocked Canadian authorities from deporting him.

Deportation:

Despite strong support from the Sikh community and other activists who championed his case, Singh was eventually deported back to India in November 2008. By that point, some of his key supporters had also concluded that his best option was to return home. ( Basically because they were tired of physically and financially taking care of him inside the gurudwara)

Return to India: At the time of his return, Singh stated that he was sad to leave Canada but happy to be reunited with his family and children in India. 

[american_desi]

1 hour ago, Shameless said:

A 73-year-old #Punjabi grandmother who has lived in the Bay Area for more than three decades has been detained by #US #Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), leaving her family and community in disbelief.

People like her and her family are the reason why law abiding Indians have problems getting US Visas 

[Marsmangalodu]

2 minutes ago, american_desi said:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/deported-quadriplegic-refugee-claimant-heads-back-to-india-1.760621

 

Laibar Singh is an Indian national who came to international prominence in the late 2000s when he sought asylum in Canada and then fought against deportation back to India. 
Key details of his case:

Arrival in Canada: Singh arrived in Canada from India on a fake passport in 2003 and subsequently applied for refugee status.

Failed refugee claim: His claim was denied. According to Singh, he was falsely accused of having ties to the militant Khalistan Commando Force in India and feared persecution upon return.

Medical emergency:

In 2006, after his claim was denied, he suffered a brain aneurysm and a massive stroke that left him a quadriplegic.
Plea on humanitarian grounds: He appealed for an exemption to stay in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, arguing that he would not receive adequate medical care in India and that deportation would be a "death sentence".

Sanctuary in gurdwaras:

After his final appeals failed and a deportation order was issued in 2007, he took refuge in Sikh temples (gurdwaras) in British Columbia. For over a year, his supporters and temple leaders blocked Canadian authorities from deporting him.

Deportation:

Despite strong support from the Sikh community and other activists who championed his case, Singh was eventually deported back to India in November 2008. By that point, some of his key supporters had also concluded that his best option was to return home. ( Basically because they were tired of physically and financially taking care of him inside the gurudwara)

Return to India: At the time of his return, Singh stated that he was sad to leave Canada but happy to be reunited with his family and children in India. 

As usual fake asylum ee khalistani gallu