Texas mother of 4 released from ICE custody after more than a month in detention

U.S. Texas mother of 4 released from ICE custody after more than a month in detention By Shanelle Kaul, Kierra Frazier Kierra Frazier News Editor Kierra Frazier is a news editor for CBS News & Stations. Read Full Bio Kierra Frazier April 30, 2026 / 6:30 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google A longtime Texas court interpreter and mother of four who was arrested in March by federal immigration officers, was released Thursday, her attorney confirmed to CBS News. "We are overjoyed. It's been a long six to seven weeks," Meenu Batra's attorney, Deepak Ahluwalia, told CBS News. "We knew that this moment would come. We were hoping it wouldn't take as long." Batra, whose four adult children are U.S. citizens, was arrested March 17 by federal immigration officers at Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas, while on her way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on a work trip. Ahluwalia said that a federal district judge on Thursday ordered Batra's immediate release. According to Ahluwalia, the judge stated that Batra's due process rights were violated because she was arrested without prior notice, interview or a formal process Ahluwalia said they are working on getting Batra a green card through her youngest son, Jasper, who is enlisted in the U.S. Army. Ahluwalia said they'll ask to expedite the application and hope to get approved in the next four to six months.  "The fight is not over," Ahluwalia told CBS News. "We've gotten Meenu out, but now it's a matter of keeping her here, making sure that all forms of relief that she is eligible for are adjudicated while she's sitting here and fighting any attempt to send her to a third country that she has no previous relationship or no association with, and we will fight to the end to that."Ahluwalia said Batra cannot be arrested again unless a formal notice is given and an interview is conducted in the presence of an attorney. Batra was born in India. When she was a teenager, her parents were kille...