NEW DELHI: 60-year-old Punjab-origin woman who has lived in the United States for more than three decades was reportedly detained by immigration authorities.
Her family claims Babblejit 'Bubbly' Kaur was taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on December 1 while attending a routine biometrics appointment linked to her pending green card application.
According to her daughter, Joti Kaur, federal agents detained her mother at a US Citizenship and Immigration Services facility without providing an immediate explanation.
Kaur has been living in the US since 1994 and has no criminal record. Her green card petition has already been approved through sponsorship by her US citizen daughter and son-in-law, while her husband is a lawful permanent resident, according to a report by long Beach Watchdog.
Kaur and her husband settled in California in the mid-1990s, first in Laguna Beach and later in Long Beach. For more than two decades, the couple ran Natraj Cuisine of India and Nepal on Belmont Shore's 2nd Street, becoming a well-known part of the local community.