Overview
- The family's attorney says an emergency-room CT found a chest lump and fluid around Hayam El Gamal’s heart, and court filings say an ER-recommended ultrasound was refused.
- Legal filings allege a Dilley facility doctor’s earlier referral for an off-site CT was overruled by higher-ups at ICE or CoreCivic.
- The attorney asked a court to release the family with ankle monitors and daily check-ins, and DHS attorneys opposed the proposal.
- Reps. Greg Casar and Joaquin Castro publicly urged immediate release so El Gamal can get outside care after weeks of reported denials.
- CoreCivic defended its medical program and said it cannot discuss the case, while the family’s year-long detention has split them as the eldest turned 18 and the lawyer alleges younger children were denied needed care.