Reality TV star Armando Rubio, a Mexican national who appears on 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way with his American husband Kenny Niedermeier, has been denied entry to the United States to be with his 13-year-old daughter Hannah, who is in intensive care with a brain bleed. The 37-year-old father took to social media on Tuesday (July 14) to share the emotional ordeal.
Medical Emergency and Desperate Journey
Rubio explained that Hannah initially complained of feeling unwell. He noticed one side of her face had become “droopy,” and she lost all strength down one side of her body. Fearing the worst, Rubio took her to a local doctor in their Mexican village. The GP advised transferring her elsewhere because the town lacked the specialist equipment needed for further tests. The family then decided to take Hannah to the US.
Rubio’s mother travelled with the teen by ambulance to Arizona. Once across the US border, doctors discovered blood in Hannah’s brain but were still unable to determine the cause. The teen was airlifted to Phoenix, where she remains in an intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital in the Arizona capital. While his mother stays at Hannah’s bedside, and his husband Kenny – who had been attending a family funeral in Ohio when Hannah fell ill – was on his way, Rubio himself remains unable to cross the border as he awaits his spousal visa.
Humanitarian Parole Denied
In an interview with Page Six, Rubio said he tried to obtain temporary humanitarian parole to enter the US, but a US Customs and Border Protection supervisor told him such requests have not been granted since 2025. He and his immigration lawyer are now pursuing a separate emergency application. “Every parent wants to be at their child’s bedside when they’re sick, and not being able to hold her hand or comfort her has been the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced. It feels like we’ve been separated when she needs her dad the most,” Rubio told Page Six. He added, “I am doing everything within my power to be reunited with her because, more than anything, she needs her daddy, and I need to be with my little girl.”
Public Appeal and Fundraiser
On social media, Rubio continued to update fans on Hannah’s condition. Alongside footage of her being flown to hospital, he wrote: “My baby girl. Please send healing vibes her way.” He also shared a GoFundMe page set up by a close family friend to help cover Hannah’s medical bills. As of the report, the fundraiser had raised more than USD $135,896 (£100,972) of its USD $210,000 (£156,033) target. “I’m honestly embarrassed to ask for help,” Rubio admitted, noting that a close friend reminded him it was OK to lean on others during difficult times.
Background on the Couple
Rubio and Niedermeier first appeared on 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way in 2020. The spin-off follows a US citizen moving abroad to marry their foreign partner, reversing the original show’s premise. Viewers followed Niedermeier’s move to Mexico to build a life with Rubio after the pair met through a Facebook group for gay dads. Hannah is Rubio’s daughter from a previous relationship; Niedermeier is a father to four children: son Bricen and triplet daughters Madison, Cassidy, and Taylor, conceived via IVF.
