Mother of L.A. boy battling leukemia files lawsuit to stop deportation

An asylum seeker from Central America arrested outside an immigration court in Los Angeles continues immigration and customs application, internal security and Trump administration for her immediate release and that of her two children, including her 6 -year -old son struck by cancer.

The Honduurian woman, not appointed in court documents, filed a petition for Writs of Habeas Corpus, contesting the legality of her detention and her family in a Texas establishment. She also requests a preliminary injunction which would prevent the immediate deportation of her family in Honduras, while her children cry and pray every evening to be released from a Texas detention center, according to court documents.

She and her two children, including a 9 -year -old daughter, face two procedures for referring simultaneously: a previous dismissal procedure involving their asylum application and this recent accelerated processes.

The woman claims that the government has violated many of their rights, including the regular procedural clause of the 5th amendment.

Her lawyers noted that the DHS determined that she was not a risk of theft when she was released in the country and that her detention was unjustified.

Women ‘lawyers also argued that she had not had the opportunity to challenge her family’s detention before a neutral referee.

They also argue that the right of the 4th amendment of the family not to be arrested illegally was raped.

The Honduurian mother is represented by several groups, including lawyer Kate Gibson Kumar from Texas Civil Rights Project, the refugee and immigrant center based in San Antonio for education services and the legal service and the defense group of immigrants Texas.

The trial was filed Tuesday before the American district court of San Antonio.

An e-mail after opening hours at the Ministry of Internal Security was not immediately answered.

One of the focal points of the trial is the fate of the woman’s son.

The young person was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 3 and underwent chemotherapy treatments, including injecting chemotherapeutic agents into his cerebrospinal fluid, according to legal documents.

He started treatment in Honduras and completed two years of chemotherapy, how much the mother thinks that he no longer has leukemia cells in her blood, according to court documents.

The son, however, needs regular monitoring and medical care for his condition, according to court documents.

Last year, the family fled to the United States to “ask for security” after being submitted to “imminent and threatening death threats” in Honduras, according to court documents.

They asked for the entry pending Mexico and received an appointment on CBP One in October to request asylum. They introduced themselves to an entry to the unknown borders, were treated and were released in the United States, according to court documents.

They were to appear before an immigration court in Los Angeles and moved to the region to live with the family.

The two children enrolled in local public schools, attended the Sunday church and learned English, according to court documents.

The trio arrived at the court on May 29 for an hearing for their asylum request and was caught off guard when an internal security lawyer asked that their case be rejected, according to court documents.

The woman told an immigration judge: “We want to continue [with our cases]”, According to court documents.

The judge granted the dismissal and the Honduurian mother and two children were immediately arrested by plainclothes ice agents by leaving the courtroom in the corridor, according to court documents. The woman had a medical appointment on June 5 scheduled for the diagnosis of cancer of her son, which he could not attend because of the arrest.

The family was detained for hours on the first floor before being taken to an unharmed city center in the city, according to court documents.

The three “cried with fear” and the young boy urinated on himself and stayed in wet clothes “for hours”, according to court documents.

The trio was placed on a flight to San Antonio with several other families. The date of the flight was not available.

After landing, the family was transported to a detention center in Dilley, Texas, where they have since resided.

The children cried every night and prayed “so that God withdraws them from the detention center”, according to court documents.

The mother claims that the federal government did nothing to monitor her son’s leukemia for days.

His lawyers also asked for the boy’s release for medical treatment, a request that was not made.