A critically ill Mexican girl who could die within days, if her treatment was appointed, was ordered by the Trump administration to leave the United States, according to her family and doctor.
Daisy Vargas’s 4-year-old daughter, named only as Sofia in Gofundme A page urgently required better medical help for life-threatening condition and received a temporary humanitarian permission to enter the United States from its homeland in Mexico in 2023, The Los Angeles Times Reports.
Sofia has short intestine syndrome, a rare condition that stops it from absorbing nutrients in food. When she was born in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, she had to be attached to the food of pipes 24 hours a day. Since moving to the United States, its condition has improved significantly, but it still needs treatment every day.
The Trump administration has now ordered the deportation of Sofia, leaving it at risk of death, said a lawyer representing the family.
Daisy Vargas Sofia’s 4-year-old daughter requires constant medical treatment for her condition and received a temporary humanitarian permission to enter the United States in 2023 (Jeremy Cohen/with the kind assistance of the Public Council))
“This is an example of a medical need,” said Rebecca Brown of Pro Bono Firct’s public adviser. “This child will die and it makes no sense to happen. It would just be a cruel victim.”
Currently, the family lives in Bakersfield, California, just over 100 miles north of Los Angeles.
The threat to the life of Sofia was confirmed by Dr. John Arseno by Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, where she receives regular treatment every six weeks.
The Trump administration now told the family to leave the country. The Sofia doctor said that if her treatment was interrupted, “may be fatal within a few days” (Jeremy Cohen/with the kind assistance of the public council)))
Arsenic The Los Angeles Times that if there is a discontinuation of the diet of her system, “it can be fatal within a few days.”
The doctor added that patients receiving treatment called a general parenteral diet “at home,” they have no right to leave the country.
“The TPN provision infrastructure or the provision of immediate intervention, if there is a problem with IV access, depends on the use of our health resources program based in the United States and is not transferred across boundaries,” Arsenol explained in the letter.
Independent has contacted US citizenship and immigration services for comment.
Sofia was born one month prematurely and had to undergo six surgeries due to intestinal obstruction, as medicines were struggling to get the condition under control in Mexico.
During an operation, 28 -year -old Vargas told the newspaper that doctors cut too much, leaving Sofia with short intestines. A blood infection that has suffered as a result almost killed her.
Little Sofia has spent most of her young life in the hospital undergoing treatment. It was finally written in September 2024, but requires daily care and medicines (Deysi Vargas)
While she was maintained alive in Mexico, her condition was no better by the age of two and Vargas knew that the family would have to move in order to take better care.
Vargas registered with the CBP One app of the Biden Administration to reserve a meeting with Border Agents in Tijuana to obtain two -year deportation protection. The application is now used by the Trump administration to notify the migrants of self -deportation or faced the consequences.
At the meeting on July 31, 2023, agents can say that Sofia is seriously uncomfortable, only by looking at it. “God knew he needed better treatment,” Vargas told The Los Angeles TimesS “When we reached the entrance, they saw her and asked us if we needed medical attention.”
On the same day, the family was taken to Rady-san Diego Children’s Hospital and her condition improved quickly. A year later, Sofia was aimed at Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, which has one of the highest ranked gastroenterology programs in the United States
Under their care until September 2024, Sofia has been discharged and can receive treatment in the comfort of their home. In the meantime, her parents worked hard to keep strange jobs in Bakersfield.
Sofia was born one month prematurely and had to undergo six surgeries due to intestinal obstruction, as medicines were fighting to get the condition under control in Mexico (Deary Vargas)
“It was amazing,” said Vargas, who found a stable job as a cleaner at a restaurant, told The Outlet. “I had been waiting for so long to tell me,” Ma’am, your daughter is already fine. She can go home. “
Sofia’s care is still exhausting. She still has to spend 14 hours a night attached to the intravenous dining system, and Vargas should also administer various medicines that enter her stomach through a gastric tube four times a day. In preschool age, a school nurse should apply meals daily.
As things start to look for, the immigration announcement arrived quickly, followed by a notice that stopped her job permission.
Their lawyer believes that the legal status of the family has been terminated by mistake and has applied for the continuation of the temporary humanitarian legal status due to the medical condition of Sofia.
“This is the intended goal – to help the most vulnerable who need attention here,” Brown said. “We can avoid harming the child and family.”
Vargas added that they only intend to stay as long as Sofia requires treatment, which is not clear.