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Ana Granados Sanchez deported with medical tube attached, against hospital orders

Aug 3, 2026 · Florence, AZ, El Salvador

Ana Granados Sanchez deported with medical tube attached, against hospital orders

Ana Granados Sanchez, a 49-year-old Salvadoran national held in ICE's Eloy Detention Center, was deported while still having a nephrostomy tube (urine-collection tube) attached to her body, three months after it was surgically placed. Her urologist at Banner Desert Medical Center had advised against deportation until the tube could be removed, and Granados Sanchez requested to see her specialist in person to have it taken out before leaving the country, citing concerns about medical care availability where she was being deported. While in ICE custody, she did not receive recommended follow-up care. During her detention, she was held in a processing facility with about two dozen other people and forced to use a shared toilet with no privacy, and was not given water at the initial processing center—conditions her urologist said may have contributed to her kidney problems. Advocates' efforts to appeal to ICE to delay her deportation were unsuccessful. The Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project opposed the deportation, citing medical neglect and danger to her health.

Timeline

Aug 3, 2026Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project publicly documents deportation case, citing medical neglect and lack of recommended follow-up care
Jul 24, 2026Ana Granados Sanchez deported from ICE's Eloy Detention Center while nephrostomy tube still attached; advocates' appeals to delay deportation unsuccessful
May 24, 2026Nephrostomy tube surgically placed on Ana Granados Sanchez

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