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April 24, 2026
DHS Moves to Deport Mother of Child Who Lost Father in Bridge Collapse
- Zoila Guerra Sandoval's partner, Mynor López, was among six construction workers killed in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in 2022, with his body being the last recovered.
- Despite encouragement from the Biden administration to seek immigration relief, Guerra Sandoval's application was denied, and she is now in deportation proceedings initiated by the Trump administration.
- Her attorney, Rachel Girod, is committed to fighting the deportation, highlighting the cruel shift in immigration policy affecting families of disaster victims.
2 Sources
- A child lost her dad in the Key Bridge collapse. Now, DHS wants to deport her motherApr 24, 2026 at 8:44 AM · NPR
- Trump team looking to deport loved ones of a worker killed in Baltimore bridge disasterApr 24, 2026 at 7:59 PM · Independent