A 4-year-old boy was walking alone on the US-Mexico border.
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(CNN Spanish) -
A 4-year-old boy was found by officials from the National Migration Institute of Mexico and the National Guard when he was walking towards the United States border without an adult to take responsibility for him, reported the Ministry of the Interior. it's a statement.
According to the authorities, none of the adults who were in the same area as the infant identified him as his relative.
Officials located the minor "among trees and bushes" in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, the statement said.
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The INM staff managed to find the boy when they were flying over and were able to observe a group of at least 10 people, 9 of whom belonged to the same family group, along with the child under 4 years old.
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The authorities of the National Human Rights Commission and child protection agencies were notified to follow up on the case.