A Guatemalan woman who just gave birth in Tucson — and who was facing a rapid deportation, with or without her U.S. citizen newborn — appears to have now been placed in normal deportation proceedings and will be given a notice to appear in immigration court, according to federal officials.
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A Guatemalan woman, who was eight months pregnant when detained by Tucson sector border agents earlier this week, is still in federal custody and was discharged from Tucson Medical Center on Friday, two days after giving birth.
Dean Knuth, Arizona Daily Star file
Contact reporter Emily Bregel at ebregel@tucson.com . On X, formerly Twitter: @EmilyBregel
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