Overview

• An 11-year-old U.S. citizen girl recovering from a rare brain tumor is in Mexico after her undocumented parents were deported in February, disrupting her access to critical medical care in Houston.
• The family is seeking humanitarian parole to return to the U.S., with support from lawmakers and the Texas Civil Rights Project, citing the girl’s need for specialized treatment unavailable in Mexico.
• The girl’s parents were detained at a Texas immigration checkpoint despite carrying letters from doctors and lawyers; they were deported along with their five children after 24 hours in detention.
• Attorneys filed complaints with DHS and later HHS, requesting a probe into procedural lapses during the deportation, but no response has been received from federal agencies so far.
• Reports of five similar cases involving U.S. citizen children, including one with Stage 4 cancer, highlight systemic concerns about the deportation of vulnerable families and the disruption of essential care.