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Teenager Arrested at Hospital Now Facing Deportation

A undocumented girl who has lived almost her entire life in the U.S. was arrested by Customs and Border Protection after getting surgery at a Texas hospital

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A teenage girl who has lived almost her entire life in the U.S. was arrested by Customs and Border Protection at a hospital in Texas and is now facing deportation. The Mexican-born 15-year-old went to a hospital in Edinburg, Texas, with her aunt last week after experiencing gallbladder-related pain, according to her attorney Sarah Valdes. She was referred for surgery at another hospital in San Antonio, but was stopped at a CBP checkpoint on the way there. She and her aunt are both undocumented. CBP agents took the aunt back to the Edinburg hospital and arrested her there. The teenager was escorted to the San Antonio hospital where she completed the surgery. The agents kept guard and arrested her after it was complete. CBS News

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