Two-month-old and mother deported after hospital visit

A two-month-old boy and his family were deported to Mexico after the infant was taken to a Texas hospital, with lawmakers and Homeland Security giving differing accounts of his condition and the circumstances of the removal.

A two-month-old infant, his mother and sister were deported to Mexico after the child was taken to a hospital near the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas. Lawmakers and the family say the child was rushed to hospital and described him as unresponsive while there. Homeland Security said the infant was evaluated for a respiratory infection in Pearsall, was not admitted, and was found alert and responsive. A Univision reporter located the family in Mexico and reported they had booked a hotel room. Known details: - Rep. Joaquin Castro said the baby was rushed to a hospital after roughly three weeks at Dilley and that an immigration judge ordered the mother's removal before the family was deported. - A Homeland Security spokesperson said hospital staff determined the infant was stable and remained alert and responsive during evaluation and that he was not admitted. - Reporting said the family left ICE custody with about $190 from a commissary account and were later found in Mexico where they booked a hotel room. Summary: The case has drawn criticism from lawmakers and renewed attention to the treatment of children held at the Dilley immigration facility. Officials and the family offer different accounts of the infant's hospital evaluation and the circumstances of the removal. Undetermined at this time.