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Héctor Ríos Morales

Border Patrol Agents Detain Disabled Teen Outside L.A. High School in Case of Mistaken Identity

The 15-year-old student arrested by immigration authorities attends San Fernando High School and had accompanied his grandmother to Arleta High to help a relative register for classes. (Credit: Via LAUSD)

U.S. Border Patrol agents briefly detained a 15-year-old boy with disabilities outside a high school in the Van Nuys neighborhood this week in what officials are calling a case of mistaken identity.

The teenager, who has "significant disabilities," was sitting in a vehicle with his grandmother outside Arleta High School when federal immigration agents approached, handcuffed him, and took him briefly into custody, according to the Los Angeles Unified School District.

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