The U.S. government has decided not to force a migrant Mexican mother and her 4-year-old daughter — who requires special medical care — to leave the country.

After weeks of facing the threat of being deported, an attorney for the girl's family said U.S. immigration officials have granted her and her mother humanitarian parole to remain in the U.S. so she can continue receiving life-saving care.

The child, Sophia, has a serious condition known as short bowel syndrome and has been receiving specialized treatment at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. According to her mother and attorneys, returning to Mexico would have meant losing access to the care Sophia requires and likely would have resulted in hospitalization.

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