Meenu Batra, a 53-year-old Indian-origin woman, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas after 35 years in the US. She is challenging her detention, claiming mistreatment and fear of deportation to a country she fled due to violence.

• 01Meenu Batra has lived in the US for over 35 years and is a licensed court interpreter.
• 02She was detained by ICE at Harlingen International Airport while on her way to an immigration court assignment.
• 03Batra claims she was held for 24 hours without food or water and denied medication.
• 04Her legal team is challenging her detention, citing a previous order preventing her deportation to India.
• 05There are concerns she may be deported to a third country due to recent policy changes.

Batra's case highlights issues of immigration enforcement and the treatment of detainees, raising concerns among immigrant communities in the US.