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Trump Administration Orders Deportation of 4-Year-Old Relying on Life-Sustaining Treatment

Revoking her humanitarian parole this month risks ending her IV nutrition treatment, which doctors warn could be fatal within days.

A 4-year-old Mexican girl, who has short bowel syndrome, attends a news conference in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, after her and her mother's humanitarian parole was terminated and they were ordered to self-deport. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Children playing on the beach near the wall between Mexico and the United States.
A 4-year-old Mexican girl, who has short bowel syndrome, holds the hand of Yonny Aguilar, a senior paralegal at Public Counsel, as she and her mother, far left, leave a news conference in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, after their humanitarian parole was terminated and they were ordered to self-deport. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Overview

  • S.G.V. suffers from short bowel syndrome and depends entirely on Total Parenteral Nutrition delivered via IV for her daily nourishment.
  • The Vargas family secured humanitarian parole in 2023 to bring her to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles after repeated surgeries and near-fatal infections in Mexico.
  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services revoked their status in May 2025 and instructed the family to leave the country despite urgent medical objections.
  • Dr. John Arsenault has cautioned that any interruption of her TPN regimen outside U.S. care infrastructure could prove lethal within days.
  • The family and attorney Rebecca Brown have filed petitions to restore their legal status, arguing the revocation was likely an error and must be reversed to save the girl's life.