ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- An Altadena woman has been detained by ICE after her family says she went in for her annual check-in. They're now desperate for her to be released.

Riya Khan never imagined she'd be visiting her mother, Masuma, behind bars. The 64-year-old is being held at the California City Correctional Facility since her appointment Monday took an unexpected turn.

"She went in for her annual check-in and that's when she was detained and taken," her daughter said.

Masuma Khan, originally from Bangladesh, has no criminal history. She came to the U.S. on a visa in 1997 when her daughter fell ill while visiting family.

Two years later, she was eager to get a green card. Her daughter says her mother was taken advantage of by someone who claimed they could help.

"He took her m

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