A 4 -year -old girl facing expulsion could die without American medical care

A four -year -old Mexican girl receiving rescue treatment in Los Angeles could die in a few days if she is expelled, her lawyers and her medical team warn. The child, identified only as SGV or Sofia, suffers from a short intestine syndrome – a rare state which prevents him from absorbing nutrients thanks to ordinary foods. It survives thanks to total parenteral nutrition (TPN), complex intravenous treatment unavailable outside the United States.

“If they deport us and take away my daughter’s access to her specialized care, she will die,” said her mother, Deysi Vargas, at a press conference.

Sofia receives TPN for at least 14 hours per night at home and wears a portable version in a backpack during the day, as explained by NBC News. Its condition also requires the attention of 24 years. “The doctors who deal with her said very clearly that if her treatment is interrupted, she will die in a few days,” said Gina Amato, lawyer for a public lawyer representing the family.

The family legally entered the United States in July 2023 through the CBP One application, now disappeared, and has obtained humanitarian conditional release to request medical treatment. Sofia was initially hospitalized in San Diego before being referred to the Los Angeles children’s hospital, where it was treated in the past year.

“Now, with the help my daughter receives in the United States, my daughter has the opportunity to leave the hospital, see the world and live as a child of his age,” said Vargas.

In April, the Ministry of Internal Security revoked parole and the authorization of the family’s work, asking them to manage immediately. The opinion of the DHS cited “discretionary power” as reason and has made no mention of the child’s state of health. Family lawyers believe that this decision was made without individual evaluation.

“If the government carried out an individualized evaluation, as required by the law, it would see the need for Sofia to stay in the United States,” said Rebecca Brown, another family lawyer in the Guardian.

A senior DHS official told NBC News that the new family’s humanitarian release request, submitted on May 14, is still being examined and that “actively deportation reports are false”. However, the family is now without legal status or work authorization. “They are in the limbo, and they are terrified,” said Amato. “This is a classic example where deportation would be equal to death for this child.”

Originally published on Latin Times