Masuma Khan, a 64-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant who arrived in the U.S. in 1997 and has long worked at a local restaurant in Altadena, was detained by ICE on October 6, 2025 during a routine check-in appointment. Khan, who has no criminal history, had years earlier been the victim of a scam by a Bengali man who created a false identity for her, filed a fraudulent asylum application, and produced a fake passport, resulting in a 1999 removal order despite her working with multiple attorneys to resolve the issue. During a month in custody at the California City Detention Facility, Khan intermittently or never received medications for high blood pressure, hypothyroidism, prediabetes, and glaucoma, getting asthma medication only two days before release and never receiving eye drops; staff told her to buy medications from the commissary, which did not stock them. Since her release, Khan has suffered PTSD and ongoing health issues and has become fearful of leaving her home. Advocates allege ICE uses intimidation tactics on detainees nearing release, including driving them to airport tarmacs to pressure self-deportation. Supporters are urging California lawmakers, including Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, and Governor Gavin Newsom, to pass SB995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act.