MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US immigration authorities have freed a 10-year-old Mexican girl with cerebral palsy from custody after she was taken to a Texan hospital for surgery.
"Rosa Maria is finally free. We’re thrilled that she can go home to heal surrounded by her family's love and support," Michael Tan, attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), said Friday.
People supporting Rosamaria Hernandez are protesting outside the Driscoll Children's Hospital. They don't want the 10-y-o to get deported pic.twitter.com/IeXz0sEMTk
— Stephania Jimenez (@KRIS_Stephania) 25 октября 2017 г.
"Despite our relief, Border Patrol’s decision to target a young girl at a children’s hospital remains unconscionable," he added.
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The girl was born in Mexico and brought to Texas illegally when she was 3 months old. She was en route to gallbladder surgery from her home in Laredo when she was stopped at an immigration checkpoint.
@JoyVBehar Any thoughts on the Rosa Maria Hernandez story? This 10 year old Mexican girl with cerebral palsy was detained by ICE. Check it.
— joseph macias (@plugrooster) 4 ноября 2017 г.
US border patrol officers followed her to the hospital in Corpus Christi and camped outside her room until she was discharged, ACLU said in a statement. She was seized and put in a facility for children. ACLU filed a lawsuit against the US administration on October 31.
