A longtime court interpreter, who serves as Texas’ only official Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu interpreter, has been released from ICE custody after being detained for six weeks, her attorney confirmed. Batra, a single mother of four adult children who are U.S. citizens, was arrested March 17 by federal immigration officers at Valley International Airport in […]
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Longtime Texas interpreter released from ICE custody
Meenu Batra fled India to the U.S. 35 years ago and applied for asylum after her parents were murdered for their religion. A judge ordered her immediate release on grounds that her due process rights were violated.