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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Preschooler being deported by Trump could 'die within days' if her treatment getss cut off
A young girl living in California with a life-threatening health condition is at risk of death in just a few days after President Trump ordered her family to be deported to Mexico. The four-year-old girl, referred to by her initials SGV, is receiving life-saving care in Bakersfield, California where she lives with her parents who were allowed to immigrate to the U.S. to treat their daughter's short bowel syndrome. The condition prevents the body from properly absorbing nutrients, leading to malnutrition, bone disease, and kidney complications. It can be deadly if left untreated The family was given humanitarian approval in 2023 to enter the country after doctors in their native Mexico reportedly failed to properly treat the four-year-old, leaving her with repeat blood infections and, as a result of multiple surgeries gone wrong, a severely shortened bowel. SGV's condition has improved drastically since beginning treatment at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, where she has near-constant care for her shortened bowel. Her parents have been hopeful, watching their daughter lead a near-normal life, going to school and living at home with her parents finally, not in a hospital. However, last month, her mother, Deysi Vargas, received a deportation order from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The letter read: 'It is in your best interest to avoid deportation and leave the United States of your own accord.' SGV is currently fed through a process called Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), a way of feeding a person through an IV when they can't eat or absorb enough nutrients by mouth. Her doctor says forcing her out of the country would disrupt her treatment, and 'could be fatal within a matter of days.' Dr John Arsenault of Children's, who sees the young girl every six weeks, told the Los Angeles Times: 'Patients on home TPN are not allowed to leave the country because the infrastructure to provide TPN or provide immediate intervention if there is a problem with IV access depends on our program's utilization of U.S.-based healthcare resources and does not transfer across borders.' The family's lawyer has petitioned the court to extend their temporary humanitarian legal status, which can be valid from a few months up to several years, based on SGV's medical needs. They believe the Vargas family's legal status was terminated by mistake. SVG was born around a month premature and was immediately admitted to a intensive care unit at a Cancun hospital where she underwent six surgeries to fix an intestinal blockage. However, doctors cut too much of her small intestine away. She became emaciated at times, her body unable to absorb nutrients and vitamins from food, leading to malnutrition. After seven months of treatment in Cancun, SVG's doctor suggested the family relocate to Mexico City where she could receive a higher level of care. But that was no better. Vargas told the LA Times that nurses would administer the wrong medication or speed up her nutrition system so that she immediately peed it out and became severely dehydrated. Another time, Vargas claimed, SVG threw up overnight, and no one cleaned her up. Then, Vargas learned the Biden Administration had begun using the app CBP One to provide appointments with border agents to receive admission to the United States on humanitarian grounds. Vargas told the LA Times that her husband claimed their immigration appointment on July 31, 2023, that he had been kidnapped, extorted by a Mexican cartel and had recently received death threats. She said that border patrol agents at the Tijuana-San Diego border looked at SVG and knew she needed medical help. That same day she was taken to Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, where she was treated for a year before being transferred to one of the country's best gastroenterology programs at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Vargas' husband has since held down odd jobs and gigs, such as driving for Uber. Vargas found steady work as a cleaner at a restaurant. The family finally achieved a sense of stability and normalcy in their lives, Vargas said. Meanwhile, SVG was also doing better. SVG was hooked up to feeding tubes overnight, in the morning, and brought one with her to school in a backpack for lunchtime. She was no longer thin and malnourished and she was living at home with her family, not in a hospital like she had been before. Now, the family faces the prospect of SVG regressing as the Trump administration continued to crack down on it's existing humanitarian parole policy that it believes was too lenient under the Biden administration. President Joe Biden used humanitarian parole, which also allowed people to legally work in the country, more than any other president. The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court earlier this month to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. It is not clear whether the revocation of the family's parole status is legal or if it will be halted by a judge, as their lawyer is attempting to do. But already, Vargas' work authorization has been revoked. Her family now faces the prospect of returning to the care in Mexico that the family claim injured SGV in the first place, which is a terrifying prospect for her mother. Vargas said: 'I know the treatment they have there for her is not adequate, because we already lived it. 'Those were bad times. Here she is living the most normal life possible.' The Trump administration entered office with the promise of deporting undocumented immigrants with a criminal background, but immigrants with legal status have been caught up in the dragnet. The administration has acknowledged a mistaken deportation only once, that of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, but has refused to follow a judge's orders to 'facilitate his return' to the U.S.. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aimed to tighten immigration enforcement and allow people entry to the U.S. 'on only a case-by-case basis,' a 180-degree turn from the Biden Administration's policies that expanded humanitarian parole authority for refugees and those facing life-threatening medical crises. Thousands of immigrants who entered the country using the Biden Administration's CBP One app received deportation notices around the same time that Vargas did. If people do not leave on their own volition, the notice said, without offering a timeline or indication that they will be arrested, 'the federal government will find you.'
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Sick preschooler being deported by Trump could 'die within days' if her treatment for deadly disease gets cut off
A young girl living in California with a life-threatening health condition is at risk of death in just a few days after the president ordered her family to be deported to Mexico. The four-year-old girl, referred to by her initials SGV, is receiving life-saving care in Bakersfield, where she lives with her parents who were allowed to immigrate to the US to get their daughter treatment for short bowel syndrome. The condition prevents the body from properly absorbing nutrients, leading to malnutrition, bone disease and kidney complications. It can be deadly if left untreated The family was given humanitarian approval in 2023 to enter the country after doctors in their native Mexico reportedly failed to properly treat her, leaving SGV with repeat blood infections and, as a result of multiple surgeries gone wrong, a severely shortened bowel. SGV has improved drastically since beginning treatment at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, where she undergoes near-constant care for her shortened bowel. The parents were hopeful, watching their daughter lead a near-normal life, going to school and living at home with her parents finally, not in a hospital. But last month, her mother, Deysi Vargas, received a deportation order from US Citizenship and Immigration Services. The letter warned the family: 'It is in your best interest to avoid deportation and leave the United States of your own accord.' SGV is currently fed through a process called Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), a way to feed a person through an IV when they can't eat or absorb enough nutrients by mouth. Her doctor says forcing her out of the country would disrupt her treatment, and 'could be fatal within a matter of days.' Dr John Arsenault of Children's, who sees the young girl every six weeks, told the Los Angeles Times: 'Patients on home TPN are not allowed to leave the country because the infrastructure to provide TPN or provide immediate intervention if there is a problem with IV access depends on our program's utilization of US-based healthcare resources and does not transfer across borders.' The family's lawyer has petitioned the court to extend their temporary humanitarian legal status, which can be valid from a few months up to several years, based on SGV's medical needs. They believe the Vargas family's legal status was terminated by mistake. SVG was born about a month premature and was immediately admitted to the intensive care unit at a Cancun hospital where she underwent six surgeries to fix an intestinal blockage. But doctors cut too much of her small intestine. She became emaciated at times, her body unable to absorb nutrients and vitamins from food, leading to malnutrition. After seven months of treatment in Cancun, SVG's doctor suggested the family relocate to Mexico City where she could receive a higher level of care. But that was no better. Vargas told the LA Times that nurses would administer the wrong medication or speed up her nutrition system so that she immediately peed it out and became severely dehydrated. Another time, Vargas claimed, SVG threw up overnight, and no one cleaned her up. Then, Vargas learned the Biden Administration had begun using the app CBP One to provide appointments with border agents to receive admission on humanitarian grounds. Vargas told the LA Times that her husband claimed at their immigration appointment on July 31, 2023, that he had been kidnapped, extorted by a Mexican cartel and had recently received death threats. She said that border patrol agents at the Tijuana-San Diego border looked at SVG and knew she needed medical help. That same day she was taken to Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, where she was treated for a year before being transferred to one of the country's best gastroenterology programs at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Vargas' husband held down odd jobs and gigs, such as driving for Uber. Vargas found steady work cleaning a restaurant. The family finally achieved a sense of stability and normalcy in their lives, Vargas said. Meanwhile, SVG was also doing better. She was hooked up to feeding tubes overnight and, in the morning, brought one with her to school in a backpack for lunchtime. She was no longer thin and malnourished and she was living at home with her family, not in a hospital. Now, the family faces the prospect of SVG regressing as the Trump administration cracks down on existing humanitarian parole policy that it believes was too lenient under the Biden administration. President Joe Biden used humanitarian parole, which also allowed people to legally work in the country, more than any other president. The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court earlier this month to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. It is not clear whether the revocation of the family's parole status is legal or if it will be halted by a judge, as their lawyer is attempting to do. But already, Vargas' work authorization has been revoked. Her family now faces the prospect of returning to the care in Mexico that the family claims injured SGV in the first place, which terrifies Vargas. 'I know the treatment they have there for her is not adequate, because we already lived it,' she said. 'Those were bad times. Here she is living the most normal life possible.' The Trump administration entered office with the promise of deporting undocumented immigrants with a criminal background, but immigrants with legal status have been caught up in the dragnet. The administration has acknowledged a mistaken deportation only once, that of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, but has refused to follow a judge's orders to 'facilitate his return' to the US. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to tighten immigration enforcement and allow people entry 'on only a case-by-case basis,' a 180-degree turn from the Biden Administration's policies that expanded humanitarian parole authority for refugees and those facing life-threatening medical crises. Thousands of immigrants who entered the country using the Biden Administration's CBP One app received deportation notices around the same time that Vargas did. If people do not leave on their own volition, the notice said, without offering a timeline or indication that they will be arrested, 'the federal government will find you.'
Filipino Times
02-04-2025
- Business
- Filipino Times
SGV appoints Rossana Fajardo as new country managing partner
SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV & Co.), the Philippines' largest professional services firm, has announced the appointment of Rossana A. Fajardo as its next country managing partner, effective July 1, 2025. She will succeed Wilson P. Tan, who has led the firm since 2020. Fajardo, a seasoned consultant with over three decades of experience, currently serves as SGV consulting leader and EY ASEAN business consulting leader. She has been instrumental in driving digital transformation, finance and risk transformation, and organizational change across key industries, including telecommunications, financial services, consumer and health, and government infrastructure. Her appointment comes at a time of significant leadership changes across the Philippine corporate sector. Just days before, the century-old Philippine National Bank (PNB) named Edwin Bautista, former CEO of UnionBank, to spearhead its digital and retail transformation efforts. Meanwhile, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) recently appointed Henry Aguda, former chief executive of Aboitiz-led UnionDigital Bank, as its new secretary—signaling a strong push for digital innovation at both corporate and government levels. A growing number of women leaders in Philippine business Fajardo's appointment also reflects a broader trend in the Philippines' corporate and financial landscape, where more women are taking on top leadership roles. Appointments of top positions to female leaders such as Meean Dy, president of Ayala Land; Lourdes Gutierrez-Alfonso, president of Megaworld Corporation; Rhoda A. Huang, president and CEO of Filinvest Development Corporation; Mybelle V. Aragon-GoBio, president and CEO of Robinsons Land Corporation; Ana Maria Aboitiz-Delgado, president and CEO of UnionBank; and Lynette V. Ortiz, president and CEO of Land Bank of the Philippines, highlight the increasing recognition of women executives leading business transformation and innovation across industries. A trailblazer in business and technology Fajardo's leadership extends beyond consulting. She is a strong advocate for women in leadership and plays an active role in EY Women in Technology and the Philippine EY STEM Girls program, which encourages young women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Her educational credentials include a commerce degree (cum laude) from the University of St. La Salle, an executive MBA from the Asian Institute of Management, and leadership programs from Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University) and London Business School. She is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC). As the new country managing partner, Fajardo will spearhead SGV's strategy for achieving 'transformational and sustainable growth, focusing on revenue enhancement, operational excellence, and client delivery,' the firm said.
Filipino Times
02-04-2025
- Business
- Filipino Times
Rossana Fajardo named new SGV country managing partner starting July 2025
SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV & Co.), the Philippines' largest professional services firm, has appointed Rossana Fajardo as its next country managing partner. Fajardo will officially take over the role on July 1, 2025, succeeding Wilson Tan, who has led the firm since 2020. SGV stated that Fajardo will focus on driving growth and transformation within the company. Her leadership will prioritize increasing revenue, improving operational efficiency, and enhancing client services. Fajardo has been with SGV since 1988 and became a partner in 2001. She has held key leadership positions in SGV and Ernst & Young (EY), including SGV consulting leader, EY ASEAN business consulting leader, SGV IT risk and assurance leader, and EY ASEAN advisory chief operations officer. Her expertise includes business and digital transformation, finance and risk management, and organizational change. She has worked with companies across industries such as telecommunications, technology, retail, and government services. Beyond her professional achievements, Fajardo actively promotes women in leadership. She leads the EY Women in Technology initiative and the Philippine EY STEM Girls program, which encourages young girls aged 11 to 18 to pursue careers in science and technology. She is a certified public accountant with international certifications in risk management and fraud examination. She holds a degree in accounting from the University of St. La Salle and has completed executive programs at top global business schools.
