"Juan Nicolás has been detained at Dilley since January, where his mother said he's been consistently sick. According to reports compiled by Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), Univision's Lidia Terrezas, and Juan's mother, at about 3 a.m. on Sunday, Juan suffered a "medical episode" where he was "choking on his own vomit." He was rushed to a hospital on Monday night and diagnosed with bronchitis."
"At one point during his hospitalization, he became unresponsive, but was discharged at around midnight and sent back to Dilley on Tuesday before being deported. "His life is in danger because of ICE's monstrous cruelty," Castro posted on Tuesday, alongside updates of Juan's conditions. "She confirmed that they were practically abandoned at the border. The baby is still sick," Terrezas posted on Instagram after speaking with Juan's mother."
"Terrezas explained that the two were only given the money they had left in their commissary (Castro confirmed on Twitter that this was a total of $190) and left without any means to contact the outside world. "She's in distress, she's panicking," Terrezas said. "They were sent to the same place they fled from." According to Terrezas, a good Samaritan gave them a phone to contact her."
Juan Nicolás, a two-month-old infant detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center since January, experienced severe respiratory problems and a medical episode where he choked on his own vomit at about 3 a.m. He was rushed to a hospital, diagnosed with bronchitis, and became unresponsive at one point. He was discharged around midnight, returned to Dilley, and deported to Mexico less than 48 hours after hospitalization. The mother reported they were abandoned at the border with only $190 from commissary and no phone; a passerby provided a phone. DHS issued a statement claiming the child was stable and received comprehensive care.
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