Arizona governor pauses deportation for Guatemalan who gave birth days ago [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Sat 3 May 2025 18.20 EDT
Last modified on Sat 3 May 2025 18.21 EDT
A Guatemalan immigrant who crossed the US border eight months pregnant and gave birth in Arizona has avoided fast-track deportation after intervention by the state’s governor, her lawyer and a federal official said on Saturday.
The 24-year-old woman gained public attention after lawyer Luis Campos said federal agents had denied him access to her in a Tucson hospital after she gave birth on Wednesday and told him she was set for rapid removal after entering the country illegally.
The case raised concerns about the treatment of mothers and babies caught in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, prompting the Democratic governor Katie Hobbs to contact federal officials, according to local media. US Customs and Border Protection said the woman had been placed in normal deportation proceedings following her discharge from hospital and given the right to contact an attorney.
“The woman was transferred to Ice Enforcement and Removal Operations with a court date to appear before an immigration judge,” said a CBP spokesperson. “The child remains with the mother.“ US Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/03/guatemalan-arizona-deportation
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