An Altadena mother who came from Bangladesh nearly three decades ago has been detained by ICE. Her family says she is being denied critical medication and fears she may be deported.

Just nine months ago, Masuma Khan was briefly displaced due to the Eaton Fire and now she’s being held in an ICE detention Center. Her family and lawyer tell NBC4 it’s unclear why she’s being held and are fighting to bring her back home.

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"She hasn’t done anything that would require this kind of treatment by people in power of the country that she has loved for so long," said Riya Kahn, daughter of the detained woman.

Riya says her mother has lived in Altadena for nearly three decades. According to her lawyer, Masuma came to the United

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