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Trump has ordered a critically ill four-year-old Mexican girl to leave the country. She could die within days, experts say

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Critically ill Mexican girl, 4, could die in days if deported under Trump order

Deysi Vargas and her 4-year-old daughter were granted temporary humanitarian permission to enter the U.S. in 2023 due to a life-threatening condition

A critically ill Mexican girl who could die within days if her treatment is paused has been ordered by the Trump administration to leave the U.S., according to her family and doctor.

Deysi Vargas’s 4-year-old daughter, named only as Sofia in a GoFundMe page, urgently required better medical care for a life-threatening condition and was granted temporary humanitarian permission to enter the U.S. from her home country of Mexico in 2023, The Los Angeles Times reports.

Sofia has short bowel syndrome, a rare condition that stops her from absorbing nutrients in food. When she was born in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, she had to be attached to feeding tubes 24 hours a day. Since moving to the U.S., her condition has significantly improved, but she still requires treatment every day.

Now the Trump administration has ordered Sofia’s deportation, leaving her at risk of death, an attorney representing the family said.

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  • Cruelty is the point.

    Remember when America would criticize some foreign country for their mistreatment of someone, or inability to treat an individual with a medical issue, and we would take them in and make a big public fuss about it?

    The Republicans sure as hell don’t.

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