ICE Forcibly Removes Woman Waiting for Emergency Brain Surgery Form Hospital

[Flopper]

A critically ill woman from El Salvador who was awaiting emergency surgery for a brain tumor this weekend was forcibly moved from a Texas hospital to a detention center by federal agents.

Sara Beltran-Hernandez, 26, a mother of two young children, with no known criminal record was bound by her hands and feet and removed by wheelchair from Huguley Hospital in Fort Worth late Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who brought her to a detention facility in Alvarado, Texas.

After being moved, she was not being given any treatment even though her nose continues to bleed and she has told them her head is exploding. This is unacceptable under our Constitution, and unacceptable from a standpoint of basic human rights,” Chris Hamilton said. This woman is critically ill and in severe pain.
Her current condition is unknown.
Federal agents in Texas move hospitalized Salvadoran woman awaiting emergency surgery to a detention facility

 

[Missouri_Mike]

A critically ill woman from El Salvador who was awaiting emergency surgery for a brain tumor this weekend was forcibly moved from a Texas hospital to a detention center by federal agents.

Sara Beltran-Hernandez, 26, a mother of two young children, with no known criminal record was bound by her hands and feet and removed by wheelchair from Huguley Hospital in Fort Worth late Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who brought her to a detention facility in Alvarado, Texas.

After being moved, she was not being given any treatment even though her nose continues to bleed and she has told them her head is exploding. This is unacceptable under our Constitution, and unacceptable from a standpoint of basic human rights,” Chris Hamilton said. This woman is critically ill and in severe pain.
Her current condition is unknown.
Federal agents in Texas move hospitalized Salvadoran woman awaiting emergency surgery to a detention facility

Beltran-Hernandez was picked up by immigration agents in November 2015 while trying to get from El Salvador to New York to visit her mother and other relatives who live in Queens.

So why wasn't she gone by December 2015?

 

[Clementine]

From the link:

"The agency said in a statement Thursday, “During her stay at the hospital, ICE ensured that she was able to speak to her family and to her attorney by phone. Like all detainees in our care, Ms. Beltran will continue to have access to 24 hour emergency medical care and to any required specialized treatment at an outside facility.’’ The statement also said that a doctor had determined she was stable enough to be discharged and that she will be seen again by a medical specialist next week."


Most of the statements in the article come from her legal team, whose job it is to make ICE look bad.

The only statement given by the hospital seems to contradict the lawyers' statements.

Looks like the hospital already planned to discharge her pending an appointment the following week with a specialist. Any surgery would be scheduled after that appointment.

 

[Iceweasel]

Good, leaves services for citizens.

 

[Bassman007]

A critically ill woman from El Salvador who was awaiting emergency surgery for a brain tumor this weekend was forcibly moved from a Texas hospital to a detention center by federal agents.

Sara Beltran-Hernandez, 26, a mother of two young children, with no known criminal record was bound by her hands and feet and removed by wheelchair from Huguley Hospital in Fort Worth late Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who brought her to a detention facility in Alvarado, Texas.

After being moved, she was not being given any treatment even though her nose continues to bleed and she has told them her head is exploding. This is unacceptable under our Constitution, and unacceptable from a standpoint of basic human rights,” Chris Hamilton said. This woman is critically ill and in severe pain.
Her current condition is unknown.
Federal agents in Texas move hospitalized Salvadoran woman awaiting emergency surgery to a detention facility

A critically ill woman from El Salvador who was awaiting emergency surgery for a brain tumor this weekend was forcibly moved from a Texas hospital to a detention center by federal agents.

Sara Beltran-Hernandez, 26, a mother of two young children, with no known criminal record was bound by her hands and feet and removed by wheelchair from Huguley Hospital in Fort Worth late Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who brought her to a detention facility in Alvarado, Texas.

After being moved, she was not being given any treatment even though her nose continues to bleed and she has told them her head is exploding. This is unacceptable under our Constitution, and unacceptable from a standpoint of basic human rights,” Chris Hamilton said. This woman is critically ill and in severe pain.
Her current condition is unknown.
Federal agents in Texas move hospitalized Salvadoran woman awaiting emergency surgery to a detention facility

You should volunteer to pay for her surgery........................

 

[TNHarley]

Good. I would imagine free healthcare is a reason for a lot of them to come over here ILLEGALLY any damn way.
Please state where in the Constitution you are referring to. TIA

 

[Boss]

This is unacceptable under our Constitution...

No, it's NOT.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Every word here is important. It says nothing about illegal aliens from other countries. It says "We the People of the United States" ....doesn't say "The World" or "North America" does it? Nope... it says "the United States." It says "secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity." ...nothing about illegal aliens. It's intended for US and our "Posterity" which is our descendants. So the Constitution simply doesn't apply to anyone else.

By Act of Congress, we do allow customary due process rights. We are not obligated to do this, the Constitution doesn't say we have to, but we are a civilized and humane society and due process is preferable to shooting people in the head for crossing our borders illegally.

 

[JakeStarkey]

ICE look bad, because it acted badly.

Mod edit: Do not call out other members in the Politics forum

 

[Dr Grump]

[ but we are a civilized and humane society

Funniest part of your post...

 

[EvilCat Breath]

She came here thinking she would suck off the taxpayers and found out Trump is president and looks after the Citizens and their wallets.

 

[Dr Grump]

Good, leaves services for citizens.

Loser. What if it was you mother? Or you had kids

 

[Cellblock2429]

A critically ill woman from El Salvador who was awaiting emergency surgery for a brain tumor this weekend was forcibly moved from a Texas hospital to a detention center by federal agents.

Sara Beltran-Hernandez, 26, a mother of two young children, with no known criminal record was bound by her hands and feet and removed by wheelchair from Huguley Hospital in Fort Worth late Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who brought her to a detention facility in Alvarado, Texas.

After being moved, she was not being given any treatment even though her nose continues to bleed and she has told them her head is exploding. This is unacceptable under our Constitution, and unacceptable from a standpoint of basic human rights,” Chris Hamilton said. This woman is critically ill and in severe pain.
Her current condition is unknown.
Federal agents in Texas move hospitalized Salvadoran woman awaiting emergency surgery to a detention facility

/---- what about El Salvatore's most excellent FREE healthcare system? And who is picking up the tab for this procedure?

 

[Goosey]

In Western countries, we patch the person up properly, then the police come and collect them after the surgery. It doesn't make headlines.

Get your act together America.

Compassion AND immigration control. Amazing notion

 

[Boss]

Loser. What if it was you mother? Or you had kids

I'd say, "Mom, come on back to El Salvador where the kids and I can care for you!"

 

[Dr Grump]

Loser. What if it was you mother? Or you had kids

I'd say, "Mom, come on back to El Salvador where the kids and I can care for you!"

A real humanitarian...

 

[Lucy Hamilton]

Good. I would imagine free healthcare is a reason for a lot of them to come over here ILLEGALLY any damn way.
Please state where in the Constitution you are referring to. TIA

Yes TN but in this sort of situation you cannot just let people die, I think they should be given emergency treatment and then at the most appropriate time discharged and then deported and send the hospital bill to their own Government.

 

[TNHarley]

Good. I would imagine free healthcare is a reason for a lot of them to come over here ILLEGALLY any damn way.
Please state where in the Constitution you are referring to. TIA

Yes TN but in this sort of situation you cannot just let people die, I think they should be given emergency treatment and then at the most appropriate time discharged and then deported and send the hospital bill to their own Government.

I agree but apparently doctor said she would be fine.

 

[Lucy Hamilton]

Good. I would imagine free healthcare is a reason for a lot of them to come over here ILLEGALLY any damn way.
Please state where in the Constitution you are referring to. TIA

Yes TN but in this sort of situation you cannot just let people die, I think they should be given emergency treatment and then at the most appropriate time discharged and then deported and send the hospital bill to their own Government.

I agree but apparently doctor said she would be fine.

Okay, but I'm saying if someone needs emergency treatment in a situation like this then, give that to them and then discharge and deport.

 

[owebo]

A critically ill woman from El Salvador who was awaiting emergency surgery for a brain tumor this weekend was forcibly moved from a Texas hospital to a detention center by federal agents.

Sara Beltran-Hernandez, 26, a mother of two young children, with no known criminal record was bound by her hands and feet and removed by wheelchair from Huguley Hospital in Fort Worth late Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who brought her to a detention facility in Alvarado, Texas.

After being moved, she was not being given any treatment even though her nose continues to bleed and she has told them her head is exploding. This is unacceptable under our Constitution, and unacceptable from a standpoint of basic human rights,” Chris Hamilton said. This woman is critically ill and in severe pain.
Her current condition is unknown.
Federal agents in Texas move hospitalized Salvadoran woman awaiting emergency surgery to a detention facility

So she wasn't an illegal?

 

[Flopper]

From the link:

"The agency said in a statement Thursday, “During her stay at the hospital, ICE ensured that she was able to speak to her family and to her attorney by phone. Like all detainees in our care, Ms. Beltran will continue to have access to 24 hour emergency medical care and to any required specialized treatment at an outside facility.’’ The statement also said that a doctor had determined she was stable enough to be discharged and that she will be seen again by a medical specialist next week."


Most of the statements in the article come from her legal team, whose job it is to make ICE look bad.

The only statement given by the hospital seems to contradict the lawyers' statements.

Looks like the hospital already planned to discharge her pending an appointment the following week with a specialist. Any surgery would be scheduled after that appointment.

The actions of ICE does not really make sense. Why would they remove a woman diagnosed with a brain tumor already scheduled for surgery in 3 days to put her in detention? Brain surgery is not a cheap operation, $50,000 to $150,000 and if complications develop, the sky is limit and ICE could be stuck with the costs. And if the woman dies in detention, they're going to be facing one hell of a lawsuit. The sensible thing to do is let the woman have the surgery and then deport her.

BTW when the hospital says a patient is stable it means their condition is not worsening and they can be transported. It does not mean they don't need further care. My grandfather left the emergency room in stable condition and was dead in 48 hours.