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Thu May 29, 2025, 01:32 PM May 29

4-year-old girl who receives medical treatment in US could die if deported, lawyer says [View all]

Source: ABC News

A 4-year-old girl receiving "lifesaving medical treatment" in the United States could die "within days" if she is deported, according to the family's lawyers.

The 4-year-old child, identified by the pseudonym "Sofia," suffers from "short bowel syndrome," which prevents her from being able to properly absorb nutrients and fluid from food on her own, her lawyers said during a press conference on Wednesday. The lawyers said they are using a pseudonym for the girl to protect her privacy.

Sofia began receiving life-saving medical treatment for this condition at Children's Hospital Los Angeles when she and her parents crossed the border from Mexico in 2023 on humanitarian parole, Sofia's lawyers said.
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The family's lawyers said Sofia's mother, Deysi Vargas, has received three letters from DHS saying her humanitarian parole is being terminated.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/4-year-girl-receiving-medical-treatment-us-die/story?id=122285755

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