India, Aug. 24 -- A Massachusetts mother was taken into custody by federal immigration officers in front of her three young daughters, turning what was supposed to be a family vacation into what her husband called a nightmare, according to Daily Mail report.

Jemmy Jimenez Rosa, 42, a legal permanent resident of the United States, was detained by US Customs and Border Protection on August 11 after returning from Mexico with her family. Her attorney said the detention was connected to a marijuana possession charge from more than 20 years ago, an offense that is no longer treated as a crime under Massachusetts law.

"She was taken right in front of our girls," said her husband, Marcel Rosa, 38. "They were crying and hugging her. I had to te...