Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old Sikh woman who had lived in the United States for over 30 years, was deported to India this week, and her account of what she endured has triggered widespread concern. Her lawyer and media reports say she was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and held in harsh conditions: forced to sleep on concrete floors without a bed, denied showers, and given only a blanket for 60–70 hours despite having undergone double knee replacement surgery. Kaur also claimed that while in transit, she was refused appropriate medicine and given ice instead of water to swallow pills. Her family and community had expected some leniency given her age and long residency, but she says she wasn’t even allowed to say goodbye to loved ones before being hauled to a charter flight. The episode has raised questions about the treatment of elderly immigrants and the humanity of deportation procedures. #HarjitKaur #DeportationOrdeal #ICEDetention #SeniorCitizensRights #ImmigrationLaw #SikhCommunity #HumanRights #ElderlyTreatment #USImmigration #IndiaReturns
