Harjit Kaur, 71, who was recently deported from the United States, said she was handcuffed, had her feet tied, and served food she could not eat as a vegetarian during her detention. She said the experience was distressing and expressed a strong desire to reunite with her family in the US.

Harjit Kaur said she has lived in the US since 1991, but her deportation proceedings, which began in 2012 due to the lack of a passport, escalated recently. “I don’t know the reason. I used to go for my attendance every six months. On September 8, I was arrested. I was not told any reason and wasn’t allowed to meet my family, even though they had tickets to see me,” she said.

Despite holding a work permit and other necessary documents, Kaur was detained with several other women. “When I was arrested, t

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