Mother facing deportation with U.S. citizen daughter who has life-threatening genetic disorder
Apr 28, 2025·Location: Florida, FL
Country of origin: Mexico

America Perez Ramirez, 52, was ordered by DHS to check in at an ICE field office and bring airline tickets for deportation to Mexico with her 11-year-old U.S. citizen daughter Yoselin, who has Maple Syrup Urine Disease, a life-threatening rare genetic disorder. Yoselin requires her mother's care to survive and her University of Florida doctor stated she cannot live without current treatment. Perez Ramirez, who came on an H2-B labor visa and was trafficked by her employer, had received four previous stays of deportation under prior administrations, but was denied another stay this time.
Sources
- Attorneys dispute Trump officials' claim that deported moms willingly took their U.S. citizen children
NBC News·Apr 29, 2025·archived copy
NBC News·Apr 29, 2025·archived copy
- aol.com
- Deported Moms' Only Option Was to Take Kids: Lawyer
newser.com·Apr 29, 2025·archived copy
- The Administration denies the deportation of three American children: "The deported mothers chose to take them with them"
voz.us·Apr 28, 2025·archived copy
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