ATA supports its members April 17, 2026
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One of our members, a long time immigration court interpreter, was detained by ICE.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/courtroom-interpreter-detained-by-ice-meenu-batra/
According to the article, Meenu Batra, a single mother of four adult 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. Batra was born in India and fled to the U.S. roughly 35 years ago. Batra has been a certified court interpreter for Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu for more than 20 years. Batra said her understanding of her immigration status (an immigration status known as “withholding of removal”) was that she was in the U.S. legally.
ATA and other professional associations are doing what we can to support her.
A court interpreter in Texas has written an open letter from certified and qualified interpreters to the judge in Meena’s proceedings. If you would like to sign the letter, the link is below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYf72AsU4GSTcHb1XXg_B2CVMLqTGv1IWvD3BaXg0Km77QUA/viewform
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday February 25, 2026
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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday February 18, 2026
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Musings from an overworked translator 