Woman Found Innocent After 22 Years in Prison Will Not Be Deported

Carmen Mejia, a Honduran national, was exonerated after spending 22 years in prison for the 2003 death of a baby in her care in Austin, Texas. Experts determined the baby was accidentally burned by scalding bathwater, not intentionally harmed as prosecutors had claimed. After her release, immigration authorities placed a detainer on Mejia, but federal officials ultimately announced she would be permitted to remain in the United States.