Sick Mexican child faces deportation after humanitarian parole revoked

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Sick Mexican child faces deportation after humanitarian parole revoked  The life-saving medical treatment four-year-old Sofia receives in California is not available in Mexico.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/29/sick-mexican-child-faces-deportation-after-humanitarian-parole-revoked  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The real-life impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies on people and families on display in California on Wednesday.

00:09His administration has revoked permission for Sophia, a four-year-old Mexican girl, to stay in the country.

00:16Her mother has been told the family faced potential deportation after the government withdrew the humanitarian parole they received in 2023

00:23when she brought her sick child to the U.S.-Mexico border.

00:27Sophia suffers from short bowel syndrome, which prevents her from being able to take in and process nutrients on her own.

00:36This treatment cannot be administered outside of the United States, so it's imperative that she remains here.

00:43Deporting this family under these conditions is not only unlawful,

00:48it constitutes a moral failure that violates the basic tenets of humanity and decency.

00:55Sophia made it out of hospital thanks to a treatment that provides intravenous nutrition through a backpack she wears.

01:04Yes, I'm afraid, because once again, Sophia is at risk of dying if she doesn't receive treatment in just a few hours.

01:14What would happen if we returned to Mexico?

01:18Sophia would be hospitalized day and night again, because there aren't the resources there for her to live a normal life, like at home.

01:28Doctors have told the family and lawyers that Sophia will die without this care.

01:33Humanitarian parole does not put migrants on a path to citizenship.

01:37The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has not immediately commented.

01:41Is that completely called an employee?

01:46Where for roles?

01:47Had I ever done?

01:48Where for all, How can I do it?

01:49Where those things müssen stand?

01:50How is human matters is that?

01:52What happened is such a woman who tries to assess new

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