A 4-year-old who fights rare health conditions permits staying in the United States on humanitarian parole

A Mexican family in Los Angeles has been allowed to stay in the United States for life-saving treatment For their 4-year-old daughterthe family's attorney announced Tuesday.

In the past month, the girl's mother, Deysi Vargasher lawyer begged the Trump administration to restore its humanitarian parole after the Immigration Bureau revoked its family’s emergency visa on April 11.

Last week, Gina Amato Lough, one of the family's attorneys, said in a press conference that the family received a subsequent notice a few weeks later and notified them in the third such notice in May, informing them that they were "no longer in legal status" and were vulnerable to deportation.

Her attorney said Sofia is a pseudonym used to protect the girl’s identity and she has been receiving life-saving treatment at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, and the equipment her attorney uses outside the United States is unavailable.

Wolgas said Sofia's medical team told her family that she could die within a few days if she did not continue to receive treatment.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service granted a year of humanitarian parole Tuesday, which took effect on June 2, the attorney said in a press release.

Attorneys said the decision to "biometric appointment" was made with Sofia and Vargas on Friday at the USCIS field office in Bakersfield. Bakersfield is about 100 miles north of Los Angeles

“We are very grateful to the U.S. Citizenship and Services (USCIS) for its quick action to grant Sofia and her mother a year of humanitarian parole,” Amato Lough said in a statement. “Through act swiftly, the agency ensures that a four-year-old girl can continue to receive her life-saving treatment. We praise USCIS for its responsiveness and recognize the urgency of this situation.”

The Los Angeles Times first reported that Sofia is receiving treatment for a rare disease called short bowel syndrome, which requires her to receive 14 hours of intravenous nutrition every day. Vargas said when Sofia was seven months old, she was diagnosed with a Mexican condition and was told by doctors that she had to come to the United States for life-saving care.

“Sofia’s story is one of many, but a decision to live or die like her is not always visible,” said Amato Lough. “Many families seeking asylum in the United States are fleeing the threat you can’t see, and while their wounds may be invisible, the dangers they face are real.”

Matthew Rodriguez