US EditionGuatemalan migrant who gave birth in US avoids rapid deportation
- A Guatemalan woman named Erika gave birth at Tucson Medical Center in early May 2025 while in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody and is now facing deportation proceedings in Arizona.
- Erika was detained by Border Patrol after illegally crossing near Tres Bellotas Ranch, and her rapid deportation risked denying her legal counsel and due process as outlined by current immigration rules.
- Officials indicated that once Erika completes her processing, she will receive formal documentation initiating court proceedings, which will grant her the chance to communicate with an attorney—a shift from the previous refusal to allow her contact with her lawyer Luis Campos.
- Campos said the situation is urgent because Erika fled violence in Guatemala, and her newborn U.S. Citizen child might accompany her if deported, though the baby cannot legally be removed from the country alone.
- Advocates and Tucson officials urged compassionate enforcement respecting due process rights, while the ACLU challenged asylum restrictions imposed by the 2023 executive order affecting migrants like Erika.
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs saves woman from deportation so she could be with her baby
A Guatemalan woman who crossed the US border eight months pregnant and gave birth in Arizona has avoided fast-track deportation after intervention by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs. According to News 13, the spokesperson said, “Governor Hobbs has been clear in her opposition to inhumane immigration enforcement practices. ” “I’m hoping to get news either today or tomorrow that she’s been released,” said the woman’s lawyer, Luis Campos, saying that Phoe…
From crossing the desert into the delivery room: Erika avoids, for now, being deported and separated from her newborn
An eight-month pregnant woman, Erika spent two days wandering alone through the Arizona desert after having crossed the border between Mexico and the United States irregularly. Under the direct rays of the sun and temperatures above 27 degrees, the 24-year-old Guatemalan woman had only one bottle of water. When she thought she would die there, she was found and detained by immigration authorities on April 28. Two days later, she gave birth in a …
Border Patrol Agents Posted In Maternity Ward To Deport Pregnant Woman
Aflo Images/Aflo Images/Getty ImagesAfter wandering through the desert for two days, a Guatemalan woman gave birth in an Arizona hospital. Border Patrol agents stood mere feet away, hoping to quickly deport her under the Trump administration’s “expedited removal” policy.The woman was apprehended by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) in the Arizona desert last Monday, after CBP claims she crossed the border from Mexico. On Wednesday, she was brought…
The Independent
The Independent (US)Guatemalan mom detained by ICE is reunited with her newborn
Erika was detained by ICE after giving birth while agents stood near. After community pressure, she is no longer in custody and is awaiting an immigration court hearing, her attorney tells The Independent
Guatemalan woman and her newborn will no longer face 'expedited removal' from the US, attorney says
A Guatemalan woman who entered the U.S. illegally while eight months pregnant is no longer facing expedited removal with her baby, according to her immigration attorney, Luis Campos. She will be allowed to plead a case for asylum from her home country. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the woman, who has since given birth, crossed into the country at the U.S.-Mexico border. She was taken to Tucson Medical Center in Arizona for evaluation, …
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