A Texas family on their way to an emergency medical check-up for their 10-year-old daughter, who is recovering from brain cancer, was detained by immigration authorities and hastily deported to Mexico last month.
This time, however, authorities deemed those letters insufficient and arrested the parents for not providing proper documentation.
In addition to the 10-year-old girl, four other children, all but one born in the U.S., were in the car with the parents when they were detained.
[U]ndocumented parents of U.S.-born children, if picked up by immigration authorities, face the risk of losing custody of their children.
The 10-year-old girl was diagnosed with brain cancer last year and recently underwent surgery to remove the tumor.
Within hours, CBP agents loaded the family into a van and dropped them in Mexico.
The mother told NBC News both children are unable to receive the health care they need in Mexico. »
