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Boy, 5, left with homeless caregiver after father deported to Mexico

A 5-year-old boy whose father was deported to Mexico was left with a caregiver who lost her housing and lived in her car. Advocates eventually arranged for ICE to reunite him with his father after sending the caregiver gas money.

Sep 28, 2026IllinoisCountry of origin: Mexico

An Illinois woman caring for a 5-year-old boy whose father had been deported to Mexico became so financially strapped that she lost her housing; she sent the child to sleep at a friend's apartment while she lived in her car. The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights eventually persuaded ICE to transport the boy to his father in Mexico, but first had to send the caregiver $20 in gas money so the child could be handed off.

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