An undocumented woman from El Salvador awaiting brain surgery to remove a tumor was taken from a Texas hospital and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Wednesday night, her legal team says. The mother of two had been held at Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, while her New York-based family members actively tried to petition for her asylum. She was taken to the nearby Texas Health Huguley Hospital in Fort Worth, where doctors diagnosed her with a brain tumor that required surgery. Around 8pm Wednesday, ICE agents took her from the hospital to a detention facility that the department says has 24 hour care available. But after her relatives called Wednesday night, everything was put on hold, according to the Daily News.

Source: Huffington Post February 23, 2017 17:37 UTC