New Mexico AG sues for return of teen forced to cross border by foster care staff
· KRGV (NBC 5)
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has filed a lawsuit seeking the return of a 15-year-old American citizen who was allegedly forced by foster care staff to cross into Mexico to reunite with his mother. The incident occurred on July 6 when the child was taken to El Paso, Texas, and instructed to cross the border alone. After failing to find his mother, he returned to the U.S. but was left with Texas authorities. Torrez claims this case highlights systemic failures in the state's foster care system, while the Children, Youth and Families Department maintains the child's safety was never at risk.
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