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Trump Administration Orders Deportation of Critically Ill 4-Year-Old, Putting Her Life at Risk

Her life-saving IV nutrition protocol depends entirely on U.S. health infrastructure unavailable abroad.

Children playing on the beach near the wall between Mexico and the United States.
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An undated image of 4-year-old Sofia, a young girl who was diagnosed with short bowel syndrome and was ordered to self-deport to Mexico.
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Overview

  • U.S. authorities this month revoked humanitarian parole granted in 2023 and issued a removal order for S.G.V. and her family.
  • S.G.V., age four, has short bowel syndrome and relies on daily Total Parenteral Nutrition delivered through an intravenous feeding system.
  • Dr. John Arsenault of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles warns that pausing her treatment could be fatal within days.
  • Family attorney Rebecca Brown argues the deportation notice was sent in error and has filed to reinstate the child’s legal status.
  • The move echoes the Trump administration’s wider rollback of temporary protections for migrants without criminal records.