Overview
- Hannah, Armando Rubio’s teenage daughter, developed sudden facial droop and one-sided weakness and was moved from Mexico to Yuma, Arizona, where scans showed bleeding in her brain before she was airlifted to a Phoenix ICU.
- Medical teams ran additional imaging that gave no clear cause and then carried out an angioplasty — an invasive procedure that accesses blood vessels through the neck — to try to find the source of the bleed.
- Family members report Hannah’s physical symptoms improved substantially after treatment, but doctors say testing is ongoing and the cause of the bleed remains undetermined.
- Rubio stayed in Mexico after being turned away at a U.S. port of entry when he tried to cross with a hospital letter and is pursuing legal options; his immigration attorney has appealed to DHS and other agencies for emergency humanitarian consideration.
- Supporters have raised six-figure donations through a GoFundMe to cover medical and travel expenses as relatives including Rubio’s husband, Kenny, and Hannah’s grandmother and aunt remain at her bedside in Phoenix.