New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Bibi Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old woman, who spent over three decades in the United States, was deported to India this week by US immigration authorities. Her lawyer Deepak Ahluwalia said that Kaur was not allowed to meet her family in the US for a last goodbye before she was deported back to India in handcuffs. Harjit Kaur had lived in the US since 1992 and applied for asylum multiple times. Kaur, a resident of East Bay in northern California for more than 30 years, was detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials after she went for a routine check, triggering protests and concerns among her family and community members. After her last appeal was rejected in 2012, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) asked her to report for a check every six months. She was taken into custody on September 8 during one such scheduled check-in. Her case had garnered widespread attention in the Sikh community, with thousands of people petitioning for her release. Kaur, who has two grandsons and three granddaughters in the US, among other relatives, worked at an Indian garment store for more than two decades, the report said. One of her granddaughters, Sukhdeep Kaur, described Harjit as an "independent, selfless, and hardworking woman", who was like a "mother figure" (to the community). Her attorney, Ahluwalia, said Kaur was suddenly taken from Bakersfield to Los Angeles Sunday night, and thereafter put on a chartered flight to Georgia. Her family was not informed of the move. For nearly 60-70 hours, the 73-year-old was not given a bed. Instead, she had to share a holding room with multiple others, where the only options were a concrete bench or the floor. She was made to sleep on the floor with just a blanket. Having had double knee replacement surgery, she struggled even to stand after lying down. Her requests for food, especially so she could take her medication, were also allegedly ignored. Congress MLA from Jalandhar Cantt Pargat Singh condemned the deportation of Harjit Kaur, calling it 'inhumane and unacceptable.' He also criticised the central government's foreign policy and questioned why India remains silent as its citizens face humiliation abroad....