Overview
- An 18-month-old identified as Amalia was hospitalized Jan. 18–28 in San Antonio with pneumonia, COVID-19, RSV and severe respiratory distress and was treated on oxygen.
- After discharge on Jan. 28, she was returned to the Dilley facility where staff confiscated her nebulizer, albuterol and nutritional supplements, according to a federal lawsuit.
- Medical experts submitted affidavits warning of extreme danger without reliable access to prescribed treatment, including a stated high risk of decompensation and death.
- The family was released Friday after attorneys filed an emergency habeas corpus petition, while DHS did not provide a detailed response and CoreCivic said safety is its top priority.
- The Venezuelan parents say they applied for asylum via CBP One, were detained during a Dec. 11 check-in, and the father was kept at Dilley as ICE supervised the mother and child in the hospital.