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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

6-year-old who went ‘missing’ after ICE separation is reunited with his dad — and swiftly deported to China

A six-year-old boy’s separation from his father after a check-in appointment with Immigration and Customs Enforcement one day before Thanksgiving drew outrage from New York officials and advocates who rallied for their reunion.

His son Yuanxin, who was enrolled in first grade in Astoria, Queens, was “missing” for more than a week after his father’s arrest, according to immigrants’ rights advocates who fought for their release.

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