Family of four-year-old who would ‘die within days’ fighting deportation from US to Mexico

Deysi Vargas, her husband and Sofia' entered US legally in 2023 on humanitarian grounds to seek medical care

The family of a four-year-old girl who is receiving life-saving treatment in the United States are fighting against deportation, as her medical team warns she will likely die within days" if forced to return to Mexico.

Deysi Vargas, her husband and their daughter - whom lawyers identified by the pseudonym Sofia - came to the US in 2023, receiving permission to enter the US on humanitarian grounds to seek medical care. Sofia suffers from short bowel syndrome, requiring specialized care that includes IV treatments for 14 hours a day. She has seen significant improvement since arriving in the US and obtaining care at Children's hospital Los Angeles, her mother said.