India, Dec. 16 -- A 60-year-old Indian-origin woman who has lived in the United States for more than three decades was reportedly detained by immigration authorities. Her family claims Babblejit 'Bubbly' Kaur was taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on December 1 while attending a routine biometrics appointment linked to her pending green card application.

According to her daughter, Joti Kaur, federal agents detained her mother at a US Citizenship and Immigration Services facility without providing an immediate explanation.

Kaur has been living in the US since 1994 and has no criminal record. Her green card petition had already been approved through sponsorship by her US citizen daughter and son-in-l...