An 18-month-old girl detained for weeks by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities was returned to custody and subsequently denied necessary life-saving medication after she had just been hospitalized with a severe respiratory illness. This whole situation is just absolutely heartbreaking and completely unacceptable.
The good news is that the child, identified in a federal lawsuit as “Amalia,” and her parents were released after the family sued the Trump administration on Friday, February 7. The parents are originally from Venezuela, while Amalia herself is a Mexican citizen. The family has lived in the United States since 2024 and intends to apply for asylum, according to the lawsuit filed in Texas federal court.
