BORDER ISSUESMay 6, 2025, 8:01 a.m. ETErika Mateo, a 24-year-old Guatemalan woman who gave birth in a Tucson hospital after being apprehended by Border Patrol in the southwestern Arizona desert, holds her newborn girl in the comfort of her hotel room in Phoenix on May 3, 2025.Raphael Romero Ruiz/The RepublicErika Mateo holds her newborn, named Emily, as she sits in her Phoenix hotel room on May 3, 2025. She said she never separated herself from her child for fear the baby would be taken away from her.Raphael Romero Ruiz/The RepublicErika Mateo and her lawyer, Luis Campos, a Tucson-based attorney who has practiced immigration law for nearly 30 years, discuss what comes next in Mateo and her newborn's journey. Photo taken on May 3, 2025, in Phoenix.Raphael Romero Ruiz/The RepublicOn the nightstand of Erika Mateo's hotel room in Phoenix on May 3, 2025, a balloon with the words "It's a girl!" and a baby bottle were among her few possessions, along with four bags of clothes and baby supplies she had received from Tucson Medical Center.Raphael Romero Ruiz/The RepublicLuis Campos took on Erika Mateo's case pro bono after being notified by a staffer at Tucson Medical Center that Border Patrol had dropped off a woman in labor. After he was denied a visit with her, the attorney went public. His hand is shown in a May 3, 2025, photo.Raphael Romero Ruiz/The Republic