Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley’s South Texas Family Residential Center, was rushed to the hospital Monday evening after a prolonged illness, according to a social media post by Univision-affiliated reporter Lidia Terrazas.
The child’s mother has since confirmed that the baby has bronchitis, Terrazas reports.
Despite the diagnosis, the baby has already been released from the hospital and is back in the detention facility located approximately an hour southwest of San Antonio, according to Terrazas’ video.
Early Saturday morning, the baby had a health emergency in which he was choking on its own vomit and suffered respiratory issues as a result, U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro confirmed in a video shared Monday on social media.
However, the congressman added that there were no medical personnel in the family detention center in the early morning hours.
Nicolás was given an aspirator to assist with his respiratory issues, Terrazas reports. However, his condition worsened again Monday evening, and he was rushed to the hospital, though at the time the reason and his condition were unknown, she added.
Terrazas had to wait more than 12 hours for an update on the infant’s condition from his mother, though Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials assured her that his condition was “stable.”
Though Nicolás reportedly has bronchitis, he’s already been discharged from the hospital and returned to detention in Dilley, Terrazas reports.
“During my last conversation with the baby’s mom, she said that he had an episode where he was not responsive, which she described as extremely scary,” Terrazas stated in the video.
However, Dilley now has a doctor onsite monitoring Nicolás’s condition in the detention center’s medical facilities, which Castro has previously described as not having “the capacity” to care for the sick child.
Despite the medical emergency, there was also movement on the status of the mother’s deportation process today.
“Juan’s mom went in front of an immigration judge this morning,” Castro posted on X Tuesday afternoon. “She was told she will be deported, but was not told when or where. Both Juan and his mom are back at Dilley and their future remains uncertain.”
“We are deeply concerned that Juan and his mom will be deported and that Juan’s health will continue to deteriorate,” Castro continued. “His life is in danger because of ICE’s monstrous cruelty.”
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