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A child lost her dad in the Key Bridge collapse. Now, DHS wants to deport her mother

NPR | By Ximena Bustillo
Published April 24, 2026 at 4:44 AM EDT

The loved one of a worker who died in the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge says she was promised parole to stay in the U.S. Now, under Trump, DHS is trying to deport her.

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Ximena Bustillo is a multi-platform reporter at NPR covering politics out of the White House and Congress on air and in print.
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