"Kaur has lived in the East Bay for more than 30 years. She currently lives in Hercules but worked for two decades at Sari Palace on University Avenue in Berkeley and regularly attended the El Sobrante Sikh Gurdwara. She was detained on Monday after ICE asked her to come to the San Francisco office to turn in additional paperwork. On Tuesday she was taken to a detention center in Bakersfield."
"Harjit Kaur's asylum case was denied in 2012, but since then she has faithfully reported to ICE in San Francisco every six months for more than 13 years, her daughter-in-law said. Manji Kaur also said that Harjit Kaur had never refused to return to India and had repeatedly sought travel documents from the Indian Consulate but was turned down. ICE assured her she could remain in the United States under supervision with work permits until they could receive the travel documents."
A protest by family and community members is planned for 5 p.m. Friday at Appian Way and San Pablo Dam Road in El Sobrante to demand the release of 73-year-old Harjit Kaur. Kaur has lived in the East Bay for more than 30 years, currently lives in Hercules, worked two decades at Sari Palace in Berkeley, and regularly attended the El Sobrante Sikh Gurdwara. She was detained after ICE requested additional paperwork at a San Francisco office and was transferred to a Bakersfield detention center. Her asylum case was denied in 2012, but she reported to ICE every six months for over 13 years, repeatedly sought travel documents from the Indian Consulate, and received assurance she could remain under supervision with work permits while travel documents were sought. Family members state she has followed rules, applied for work permits, and pays taxes.
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