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Indian woman living in US for 35 years held by ICE for deportation
short by Girish Kumar Anshul / on Thursday, 16 April, 2026
A 53-year-old Indian-origin woman, Meenu Batra, who has lived in the US for over 35 years, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas. Her son enlisted in the US Army a few months ago. Batra, a licensed court interpreter in Texas for Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu, was arrested by plainclothes ICE agents on March 17.