90 Day Fiancé’s Armando Niedermeier-Rubio is setting the record straight on why he can’t be with his daughter during her hospital stay.
“I went to the border. The hospital directly sensed the gravity of the situation, how Hannah was being airlifted to Phoenix ICU,” Armando, 37, who currently resides in Mexico, explained via Instagram on Thursday, July 16. “They sent all the necessary documents to the border. When I arrived at the border, I arrived with my documents as well.”
While his 13-year-old daughter was able to go from Mexico to Arizona to seek further medical care, Armando claimed he was forced to stay put.
“Never was the letter from the hospital reviewed and never were any of my documents asked of me — nothing was checked,” he claimed. “I was just told, ‘Nope, we do not do this here. … There’s no option for you,’ and on my way I went.”
The TLC reality star continued, “We do have an immigration attorney who is on it and we’re seeing other options and ways to hopefully get me to Hannah because this is a difficult part for me. I know she needs me and I need her.”
Earlier in the day, Armando’s husband, Kenny Niedermeier, was able to reunite with his stepdaughter and share an update from her hospital room.
“Hannah told me to tell you all, thank you for all the love she is receiving from all of you,” Kenny, 63, wrote via Instagram on Thursday. “She is truly touched and shocked by it all. It means the world to all of us! ❤️ #hannah90day #kennyandarmando #healing #love #support.”
According to Armando, seeing Kenny with Hannah “brings me some comfort.”
When asked by a social media follower why his mom and sister were able to “get through” during the ordeal, Armando replied, “They are legal residents of the USA. I am not.”
Earlier this week, Armando detailed the moment he noticed his daughter’s face was “droopy — half of her face — and her lips and stuff.”
“Half of her body had no strength. So [I] immediately took her to the doctor,” he shared via Instagram on Tuesday, July 14. “When we got to the doctor, they did tell us her levels were normal in the sense of no high blood pressure. Which was strange to the doctor because she said usually with stuff like this, she knew with the symptoms that it was something with the brain, but it was strange given her age and also the fact that she didn’t have high blood pressure, which would be a huge symptom for that.”
Viewers met Kenny and Armando on season 2 of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way in 2019. The couple met in an online support group for gay fathers. After dating long distance, Kenny moved to Mexico to be with Armando.
Since Hannah’s hospitalization, a GoFundMe page has been created to help raise funds for medical bills and travel expenses.
“I’m honestly embarrassed to ask for help,” Armando wrote via his Instagram Story on Wednesday, July 15. “If you’re able to donate, it would mean the world to us. Medical bills are piling up, and every little bit truly helps. If you’re not able to donate, even sharing this would mean so much. Please only do what you can. Thank you for your love, prayers and support.”
