US EditionToddler was returned to ICE custody and denied medication after hospitalization, lawsuit says
Amalia, an 18-month-old toddler, was returned to detention without essential breathing treatments after 10 days hospitalized for respiratory failure, prompting a successful emergency habeas filing.
- On Feb 7, lawyers filed a Texas federal lawsuit saying Amalia, an 18-month-old girl, was returned to detention after hospitalization and denied medication, with staff confiscating her nebulizer, albuterol and supplements.
- Following escalating symptoms earlier this month, the family was detained during a Dec. 11 check-in in Dilley, Texas, and Amalia developed a high fever on Jan. 1, later hospitalized Jan. 18–28 with infections, according to the lawsuit.
- Medical experts and physicians reviewing Amalia’s records found her blood oxygen saturation levels plunged into the 50s, she spent 10 days on oxygen at Methodist Children’s Hospital, San Antonio, and lost 10% of her body weight requiring nutritional drinks.
- Hours after the filing, the family was freed, and lawyers said they will file asylum applications in the United States.
- Amid heightened scrutiny, advocates warn Dilley lacks sufficient water, food, and medical care for children amid measles cases, while CoreCivic and DHS defend detention practices.
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The little girl, who was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement with her parents, was left without medication and almost died, claims lawyer Elora Mukherjee, who filed a lawsuit against ICE. The agents transported the family to a deportation center on December 11, after which the girl became seriously ill. The parents allegedly took her to the asylum center's clinic at least eight times, where she was only given basic fever medicatio…
The child's parents are suing the immigration police because they say they denied the little girl her life-saving medication.
An 18-month-old girl and her parents were detained for weeks in Texas after ICE agents brought in the entire family from Venezuela. The girl fell ill in captivity and was taken to the hospital with life-threatening breathing difficulties. When she was released, she was taken back to custody, where she was denied any medical care and even her medication was taken away, according to a complaint filed by her parents on Friday. After the case went t…
Toddler was returned to ICE custody and denied medication after hospitalization, lawsuit says
An 18-month-old girl detained for weeks by U.S. immigration authorities was returned to custody and denied medication after being hospitalized with a life-threatening respiratory illness, according to a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court.
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