Taylor Casey's mother suspects discrimination during investigation in the Bahamas

(NewsNation) — Nearly three weeks after Chicago native Taylor Casey disappeared from a yoga retreat in the Bahamas, investigators have gone quiet, according to her family.

Casey’s mother, Colette Seymore, fears that the case will not be handled respectfully and that her daughter will be discriminated against.

“When I think about it, my idea really makes me sad,” Seymore said during an appearance on “Banfield” on Monday. “I feel like my child had two disadvantages when she went to the yoga retreat. One is that she’s black, and the other is that she’s transgender.”

Casey has not been seen since the evening of June 19, when she disappeared from a yoga retreat at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat, where she was taking a yoga teacher training course.

Casey’s family returned to Chicago after their trip to the Bahamas after Casey went missing, but Seymore says there has been no news since then.

Family friend Emily Williams told Banfield that there had been misunderstandings on the part of authorities about who was actually working on the investigation.

“The police need to invite the FBI to actually lead the investigation. That’s what needs to happen,” Williams said.

The 41-year-old visited Paradise Island as part of her interest in yoga. Casey had made the trip to obtain additional certification.