The woman who raised more than $200,000 in donations after facing deportation explained that she was not the biological mother of the child she claimed in the GoFundMe campaign

After making her look like the mother of three young girls, Dasha Kelly of Las Vegas received some attention, faced eviction and needed some help.She initiated a GoFundMe An activity called “Help my girl and me avoid being deported” and explained in the description that she has “3 daughters” and owes “1,900 rent. After being reported by CNN earlier this month, she surpassed her goal.

according to Washington postA few days after the CNN report, a woman stood up and shared that she was actually the biological mother of the child who appeared with Dasha in the news report.

On Monday, Dasha released an update to the GoFundMe campaign and stated that she is not the girl’s biological mother, but her partner is the girl’s father, and the girls recognize her as a “mother image.” She said: “I have been taking care of these girls at home for some time, and it has been the same in recent years. I love these girls unconditionally, and out of my inner goodwill. I treat them as my daughters, so Take care of them. This detail did not change my initial donation needs to avoid being expelled.”

She shared that the money will be used to help her stand up and to set aside money for the girls’ savings accounts.

A link is provided for donors who are interested in getting a refund.

Before the update, it was reported that about 3,700 people donated about $234,000. However, the money later declined, and a GoFundeMe spokesperson shared that the funds donated to her had been frozen.

Nick Watt, who reported the matter for CNN, said: “The girls all call her mother. They seem to be at home. We can’t see anything suspicious.”

Their biological mother, Shadia Hilo, contacted the news media with their birth certificate to prove that she was their mother. Watt said: “Shadia Hilo is upset about the mother who claims to be her three children, and she is also very concerned about these children, which is understandable.”

Shadia admitted that Dasha would indeed take care of her girls and told CNN that she recently sent the girls to her for a week when they appeared in the interview.

Watt said: “She obviously does take care of these girls sometimes, but in a GoFundMe post… she described these girls as her daughters, but that’s not the case.”

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TSR Staff: Jade Ashley @Jade_Ashley94