Immigration agents release 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy after ACLU lawsuit

Source: The Hill

Federal immigration authorities have released an undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy after detaining her following emergency surgery last week.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced Friday evening that the federal government released Rosa Maria Hernandez after the group filed a lawsuit seeking her release.

“Rosa Maria is finally free. We’re thrilled that she can go home to heal surrounded by her family's love and support,” Michael Tan, an attorney with the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, said in a statement. “Despite our relief, Border Patrol’s decision to target a young girl at a children’s hospital remains unconscionable. No child should go through this trauma and we are working to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

Hernandez was detained last week by Border Patrol agents after the ambulance she was riding in passed through a Border Patrol checkpoint, according to The New York Times.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/news/358732-immigration-agents-release-10-year-old-girl-with-cerebral-palsy-after-aclu