ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- A 64-year-old Altadena woman is back with her family after she was released from ICE custody, and now, her family is speaking out.

Masuma Khan went in for a routine immigration check-in last month when federal agents took her into custody.

"Nothing happened like this before. I'm totally shocked," she told Eyewitness News.

She described the conditions she was held in.

"We used socks for the hairband, socks to cover our hands because it's cold inside," she added.

It became dangerous when Masuma said she was not able to access vital health medication.

"I (was) so worried that something serious was going to happen to her that would be irreversible, and I didn't want to lose my mom, you know, while she was in there because of negligence," said her daughter, R

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