Deportation Threatens Life of 4-Year-Old Needing Life-Saving Care

Four-year-old Sofia's life hangs in the balance as a Trump-era deportation order threatens to cut off her life-saving medical care in the US. Sofia, who suffers from short bowel syndrome due to botched surgery in Mexico, requires 14 hours of daily IV treatments at Children's Hospital LA. Her mother, Daisy Vargas, received a notice last month revoking Sofia's humanitarian parole and the family's work permits. "Without appropriate medical care in the United States, her doctors at Children’s Hospital LA say she will die," the family’s attorneys said in a news release. Attorneys are fighting to keep the family in the US, highlighting the life-or-death nature of the situation. The case underscores the complex interplay between immigration policy and access to healthcare for vulnerable populations.