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Pregnant Woman Faces Deportation Amid Medical Crisis

1/22/2026

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Zharick Daniela Buitrago Ortiz, a 21-year-old pregnant woman, faces deportation from Atlanta to Colombia despite medical distress, and her attorney Anthony Enriquez plans to sue to halt removal.
Ortiz and her mother sought asylum after her father was killed due to corruption.
The case raises concerns about the treatment of pregnant detainees in U.S. immigration custody, citing reports of medical neglect such as bleeding and miscarriages during the Trump administration.

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Zharick Daniela Buitrago Ortiz, a 21-year-old pregnant woman, faces deportation from Atlanta to Colombia despite medical distress, and her attorney Anthony Enriquez plans to sue to halt removal.
Ortiz and her mother sought asylum after her father was killed due to corruption.
The case raises concerns about the treatment of pregnant detainees in U.S. immigration custody, citing reports of medical neglect such as bleeding and miscarriages during the Trump administration.