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Freshta Hashim and CTV News Hashim

family member: Friday and into an ambulance, which was to transport her back to the U.S. A family member told CTV News Hashim is being taken to a university hospital in Washington State, according to CTV. The rest of her family is facing deportation on Sunday. Agents escorted Freshta Hashim out of BC Women Hospital shortly after 8 p.m. Immigration experts say the deportation plan is legal, but in exceptional cases plans could change. "CBSA and CIC together could issue her a temporary resident permit to allow her to stay here, to access medical care and to file a refugee claim in due course," said immigration lawyer Laura Best. Freshta Hashim told CTV News her family wants to avoid returning to Afghanistan because they fear the wrath of Taliban relatives, who were angered by her marriage to her husband. Previous story below… An Afghan woman who is seeking asylum in Canada – and coping with a high-risk pregnancy in Vancouver – has been told she’ll soon be removed from hospital and deported. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.