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New Mexico sues CYFD over abandonment of teen at border

New Mexico sues CYFD over abandonment of teen at border
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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a civil lawsuit against the state's Children, Youth and Families Department alleging the agency violated the constitutional rights of a 15-year-old U.S. citizen by abandoning him at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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