Houston Public MediaSep 18, 2025

Elected officials and civil rights advocates continue their efforts to bring home an 11-year-old U.S. citizen and brain cancer patient who was deported along with her family while attempting to travel to Houston for treatment. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/09/18/531269/family-of-deported-us-citizen-with-brain-cancer-seeks-humanitarian-parole/

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Humanitarian parole sought for family of young U.S. citizen with brain cancer who was deported to Mexico

Representatives with the Texas Civil Rights Project say they submitted humanitarian parole applications to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for the girl's parents and her older sister, accompanied by letters from several lawmakers. According to the group, the agency has not yet responded. 

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Houston Public MediaMay 14, 2025

The American girl detained while traveling to Houston for brain cancer treatment, then deported to Mexico with her parents & siblings, needs medical care and wants to return to the U.S. with her family, a congresswoman says.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/05/14/521317/young-brain-cancer-patient-from-texas-deported-to-mexico-with-her-family-seeks-return-to-u-s-for-treatment/

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Young brain cancer patient from Texas, deported to Mexico with her family, seeks return to U.S. for treatment

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, a Houston Democrat, visited the 11-year-old girl and her family last week in Mexico. Garcia says they're seeking humanitarian parole from the Trump administration. The congresswoman also is calling for an investigation into the case.

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