And so, on Oct. 6, Khan drove to downtown Los Angeles for her routine immigration check-in and found herself caught up in Trump’s deportation surge. AdvertisementEaton fire survivor Masuma Khan, 64, right, with her daughter Riya Khan and husband Isteak Khan after bring released in December. She said agents denied her access to a lawyer and a phone until she signed deportation papers. ‘Incredibly traumatized’In August 1997, Khan was living in Bangladesh with her husband and their 9-year-old daughter, Riya. The officer denied the application, and later she was unaware of a notice to appear before an immigration court, since it had been sent to the scammer’s address.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 06, 2026 15:35 UTC