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Mom of 10-year-old US citizen recovering from brain cancer surgery speaks out after being deported by Trump administration
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Updated 17:35 14 Mar 2025 GMTPublished 17:31 14 Mar 2025 GMT

Mom of 10-year-old US citizen recovering from brain cancer surgery speaks out after being deported by Trump administration

The family were on their way to a hospital check-up appointment

Britt Jones

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Topics: Donald Trump, Mexico, Politics, US News, Health

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The mother of a young girl who is recovering from brain cancer surgery has spoken out after being deported by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Last month, a family from Texas was deported to Mexico while on their way to a medical check-up for their 10-year-old daughter who recently underwent a brain tumor removal.

The car was stopped by immigration authorities and all people in the vehicle were taken by Customs and Border Protection and bundled them into a van, before dropping them off in Mexico.

The parents were traveling from Rio Grande to doctors in Houston, where their daughter’s specialists are located.

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The family were bundled into a van and driven to Mexico (Texas Civil Rights Project)
The family were bundled into a van and driven to Mexico (Texas Civil Rights Project)

According to an attorney representing the family, they had made the same trip five times prior without issue, but this time, the undocumented parents were detained.

Usually, letters from lawyers and doctors allowed them access, but not this time.

The 10-year-old girl and four other children were in the car at the time of the detention, and all but one of the kids were born in the US.

Instead of splitting the family up, all members decided to go to Mexico together, including the 10-year-old girl who is recovering from brain surgery after she was diagnosed with brain cancer last year, and a 15-year-old with heart problems.

The mother has now spoken out to NBC and listed how the deportation has impacted her family.

Donald Trump's administration deported the family (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Donald Trump's administration deported the family (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

She explained that authorities took the family to a detention center, separated her and her daughters from her husband and sons and then CBP agents put the family into a van and drove them to Mexico before they were dropped off at a shelter.

Now, the family are in a house, but she noted that her children are frightened for their safety as the location they were left at has had reports of US citizens being kidnapped.

The mother told NBC News that now that they’ve been deported, the children can’t receive the proper health care they need, and for the 15-year-old, it could be life-threatening as they have an irregular heartbeat.

President Donald Trump has been cracking down on immigration since he took to office on January 20.

Kush Desai, spokesman for the White House, previously praised the administration's quick movement on immigration, and said: “After four years of the Biden administration’s outright incompetence and negligence, the Trump administration has re-established a no-nonsense enforcement of and respect for the immigration laws of the United States."

The little girl was recovering from brain surgery and now her mom has spoken out (Texas Civil Rights Project)
The little girl was recovering from brain surgery and now her mom has spoken out (Texas Civil Rights Project)

Desai also said: “Hundreds of violent, predatory, and gang-affiliated criminal illegal aliens have already been rounded up and deported by ICE since President Trump took office — and the Trump administration is aligned on securing our borders and ensuring that mass deportations are conducted quickly and effectively to put Americans and America First."

But despite the pace, Trump isn’t exactly happy about the speed of deportations.

A source shared that Trump is 'angry' with the progress being made to deport people, NBC News reports.

This led to Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting Director Caleb Vitello being transferred to a different role, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told Politico.

UNILAD previously contacted the White House for comment.

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