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Immigration officials allow mother of young leukemia patient to remain in U.S.
A mother who crossed the border from Mexico to the U.S. to receive medical treatment for her 3-year-old daughter with leukemia has been allowed to remain in the country, at least for now, the Asheville Citizen-Times reports.
Christian Isabel Castillo claims she was stopped by patrol agents at the border in September, but was allowed to stay temporarily. Castillo and Luisa Harrison, a resident of North Fort Myers, Florida, who took the mother and child into her family's home, recently reported to a Miami immigration court, the news source said.
The two said that immigration officials told them that Castillo and her daughter would most likely be given a hearing in front of a judge in a couple months. The judge would then decide whether or not Castillo and her daughter, Alexandra, would be deported back to Mexico or allowed to remain in the country for the child's treatment.
Castillo reportedly is hoping to earn a work visa and have enough time to finish a GED, the news provider said.
Foreign nationals seeking U.S. green card eligibility can do so by using the federal EB-5 visa program. Through this program, foreigners can obtain the eligibility by making an investment of $1 million (or $500,000 in some areas) in an American company or project that creates or maintains at least 10 full-time jobs.