Sep 25 (PTI) A 73-year old “undocumented" Sikh woman, who lived in the US for more than 30 years, was detained and deported to India by immigration authorities in California earlier this week without being given the chance to even say goodbye to her relatives, her advocate said.

In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Deepak Ahluwalia, the advocate, said, “Bibi ji (Harjit Kaur) is on her way back to Punjab. She has already landed in India." Kaur was detained by immigration authorities in California after she went for a routine check, triggering protests and concerns among her family and community members.

Kaur, a resident of East Bay in northern California for more than 30 years, was detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials during a routine check, a report in Berkel

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