Woman is eight months pregnant and on verge of being sent to Colombia, says Kennedy Human Rights Center attorney
A 21-year-old woman who is eight months pregnant and in a state of medical distress is being deported from Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon, a human rights attorney said, pleading for emergency assistance for his client.
“We are trying to get her the medical attention she needs immediately,” said Anthony Enriquez, vice-president of US advocacy and litigation at the Kennedy Human Rights Center, whose client, Zharick Daniela Buitrago Ortiz, is on the verge of being sent to Colombia.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/pregnant-woman-ice-deportation-atlanta
Author : George Chidi in Atlanta
Publish date : 2026-01-21 18:47:00
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