{"id":991,"date":"2026-08-22T17:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usstatebenefits.com\/blog\/meenu-batra-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:00:04","slug":"meenu-batra-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usstatebenefits.com\/blog\/meenu-batra-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Meenu Batra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Meenu Batra<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><span>cbrown<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\"><time class=\"datetime\" datetime=\"2026-08-18T13:13:00-07:00\" title=\"Tuesday, August 18, 2026 - 13:13\">Tue, 08\/18\/2026 &#8211; 13:13<\/time><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"layout layout--onecol\">\n<div class=\"layout__region layout__region--content\">\n<div class=\"block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-blocknodesanctuarylinks\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodesanctuaryfield-sanctuary-information\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field--sanctuary_information field-sanctuary-information field--label-above\">\n<div class=\"field__label\">Sanctuary Information<\/div>\n<p>After more than a month in detention, Meenu Batra, the only licensed interpreter in Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi in the state of Texas was released. Batra was detained in Harlingen even though she was granted withholding of removal more than 2 decades ago in 2000. In March of 2026, she was arrested in Harlingen, Texas. She was released in April after a federal judge found her arrest improper because she was given no notice before her actual arrest. She is currently applying for her lawful permanent residence through her youngest child who serves in the U.S. military. 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