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Haitian boy, 8, detained by ICE is now unaccounted for, lawmaker says
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Juan Vargas, a congressman, says he’s working to reunite the third-grader with loved ones Relatives of an eight-year-old Haitian boy who was taken into custody by federal immigration authorities in California are unable to locate the child, according to a Democratic lawmaker who
Juan Vargas, a congressman, says he’s working to reunite the third-grader with loved ones Relatives of an eight-year-old Haitian boy who was taken into custody by federal immigration authorities in California are unable to locate the child, according to a Democratic lawmaker who described the case as “despicable”. Video obtained by NBC News shows the boy being led away by three armed officials after he was summoned to what his family said was a routine immigration appointment in San Diego on 4 November. Continue reading...
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