WASHINGTON — The household of a 4-year-old Bakersfield woman with a uncommon medical situation has been granted humanitarian safety from deportation, permitting her to proceed receiving lifesaving therapy in the US.
The plight of the woman, whom The Occasions has recognized by her initials, S.G.V., drew public outrage and galvanized dozens of lawmakers to advocate on her behalf. The woman and her mother and father, who’re from Mexico, initially acquired short-term permission to enter the U.S. legally by means of Tijuana in 2023.
The Trump administration had rescinded the authorized protections of S.G.V. and her mother and father, leaving them susceptible to deportation. Her physician at Kids’s Hospital Los Angeles stated she may die inside days of dropping her medical care for brief bowel syndrome, a situation that forestalls her physique from utterly absorbing vitamins from meals.
Final week, 38 congressional Democrats, together with California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, condemned the termination of the household’s standing and urged the Division of Homeland Safety to reinstate it.
“Without action, S.G.V. will die,” the lawmakers wrote Could 29 to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. “We urge a prompt response from your Department and a swift decision to extend this family’s legal status in the U.S.” The lawmakers wrote that the household’s state of affairs “clearly meets the need for humanitarian aid.”
In a letter Monday to the household and their legal professional, performing discipline workplace director Carmen Paniagua of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Companies wrote: “This is to advise you that effective June 2, 2025, you have been granted Humanitarian Parole for a period of one year.”
In April, the woman’s mom, Deysi Vargas, acquired discover from the federal authorities that their humanitarian protections and permission to work legally had been terminated. The discover informed them to go away voluntarily or else “the federal government will find you.”
A web based fundraiser for S.G.V.’s care amassed greater than $40,000 as of Tuesday.
