Fatemah Rashad, an infant from Iran with a life-threatening heart condition who was barred from entering the U.S., will be able to travel to Portland for treatment after all.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in a statement Friday that the federal government had granted the girl and her family had been granted a waiver.
OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital issued a statement on Saturday saying it had been working with immigration attorneys and elected official's to facilitate Fatemah's care.
"Physicians…
Fatemah Rashad, an infant from Iran with a life-threatening heart condition who was barred from entering the U.S., will be able to travel to Portland for treatment after all.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in a statement Friday that the federal government had granted the girl and her family had been granted a waiver.
OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital issued a statement on Saturday saying it had been working with immigration attorneys and elected official's to facilitate Fatemah's care.
"Physicians…