Reunited immigrant children scooped up into parents' arms
Source: AP
SAN DIEGO (AP) Lugging little backpacks, smiling immigrant children were scooped up into their parents arms Tuesday as the Trump administration scrambled to meet a court-ordered deadline to reunite dozens of youngsters forcibly separated from their families at the border.
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The three fathers were just holding them and hugging them and telling them that everything was fine and that they were never going to be separated again, said immigration lawyer Abril Valdes.
One of the fathers, Ever Reyes Mejia, walked out of the ICE center carrying his beaming son and the boys Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles backpack. The boy was secured in a booster seat, and father and son were driven away. Lawyers said the fathers were too distraught to speak to the news media.
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In Grand Rapids, the children were absolutely thrilled to be with their parents again. Its all confusing to them why theres so many people here and why theres so many strangers here, but they know that theyre safe, Valdes said outside the ICE offices.
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