A child lost her dad in the Key Bridge collapse. Now, DHS wants to deport her mother

Zoila Guerra Sandoval, mother of the child of José Mynor López, one of the workers killed in the 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, stands above downtown Baltimore in the office of Eldridge Crandell Law Firm, in Baltimore, on April 22, 2026.

The mother's story is a stark example of how immigration policy can change drastically with each administration — and transform the lives of immigrants.

(Image credit: Wesley Lapointe for NPR)