New Mexico AG sues over teen told to cross into Mexico alone
- New Mexico's foster care system is facing legal action after allegedly compelling a 15-year-old American citizen to walk across the border into Mexico alone to reunite with his estranged mother.
- Attorney General Raúl Torrez has filed a civil lawsuit against the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), demanding the child's return and seeking to block similar future reunifications without court approval.
- The complaint states staff drove the minor to El Paso, Texas, on July 6, instructing him to cross the border bridge alone to find his mother, a Mexican national deported earlier this year
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- New Mexico's foster care system is facing legal action after allegedly compelling a 15-year-old American citizen to walk across the border into Mexico alone to reunite with his estranged mother.
- Attorney General Raúl Torrez has filed a civil lawsuit against the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), demanding the child's return and seeking to block similar future reunifications without court approval.
- The complaint states staff drove the minor to El Paso, Texas, on July 6, instructing him to cross the border bridge alone to find his mother, a Mexican national deported earlier this year
Sources: The Independent