Overview

• The Texas Civil Rights Project says it filed humanitarian parole requests for the parents and an older sister and that USCIS is considering the case.
• The 11-year-old, referred to as “Sara,” has experienced seizures and other complications since her deportation to Mexico after brain-tumor surgery.
• Border Patrol detained the undocumented parents at a South Texas checkpoint and presented a choice to leave their U.S. citizen children or take them and depart.
• DHS has stated the child could return alone for treatment as a U.S. citizen, while the family seeks to reenter together for safety and access to care.
• Members of Congress who visited the family are pressing for swift action, citing limited specialty care, high costs, and school barriers because the girl lacks Mexican citizenship.