Girl with cerebral palsy faces deportation after undergoing emergency surgery

After her ambulance was stopped at an immigration checkpoint, a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy faces deportation.

The Corpus Christi Caller-Times says Rosamaria Hernandez will begin her deportation proceeding as soon as she is medically discharged following her gallbladder surgery.

Border Patrol agents stopped the 10-year-old’s ambulance as it was speeding towards the hospital. The agents followed her to the hospital and waited outside the operating room.

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An advocate working on Hernandez's case unsuccessfully petitioned to get the agents to release her to family members who are U.S. citizens.

And while the agency does have a duty to enforce immigration law, U.S. immigration policy stipulate that enforcement actions should not occur at sensitive locations like hospitals.

Texas Rep. Henry Cueller said in a statement “...we should be devoting our resources and focus on bigger threats.”