India, July 22 -- A man whose four-year-old daughter is fighting leukemia was detained by immigration officials in Birmingham, Alabama last week. Family members and his attorney are worried he may never see his daughter again, according to AL.com report.

Attorney Kimberly Fasking, who is representing the couple said, "It was hard witnessing their last goodbye perhaps for their lives."

As per reports, the couple came to the United States from Guatemala six years ago and their daughter is a US citizen, Fasking said.

The man and his wife went to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Birmingham on July 16 for a routine check-in. The duo lived in the Birmingham area.

The man has no criminal record, according to his att...