Harjit Kaur, a 73‑year‑old woman deported from the US after 33 years, said her grandchildren are repeatedly calling her to ask whether she has a bed to sleep on, clothes to wear, and whether she had food in the morning, afternoon and night.

Harjit and her two young sons made it to California in 1992 to make a living; she has now been deported back to India on September 22. Her home, her children, and her grandchildren remain in Hercules in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she worked in a saree store.

She is now in Mohali, staying put for a while with her distant brother-in-law, who has offered her familial support and refuge.

Harjit is now all alone in a country that was once her home. Her husband, parents, and elder brothers are all dead. She only has one younger brother here in Patti

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