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Pregnant woman in medical distress deported from US, says attorney

todayJanuary 22, 2026

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Woman who’s eight months pregnant sent to Colombia by ICE, despite belated court order to keep her out of the air

A 21-year-old woman who is eight months pregnant and in a state of medical distress was deported Wednesday afternoon, a human rights attorney said, despite a court order, issued too late, to keep her out of the air.

“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, was sent back to Colombia.

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