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Lawsuit Alleges 3-Year-Old Immigrant Separated from Family Was Sexually Abused in Foster Care

HeadlineApr 06, 2026

In Texas, a lawsuit alleges a 3-year-old girl separated from her mother after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border was sexually abused in a foster home, where she’d been placed by immigration officials. The girl’s father says he tried unsuccessfully, for months, to be reunited with his daughter; he says he only learned of the abuse after he filed a habeas petition in federal court.

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