Child found at port returned to Mexico

Updated: Friday, 26 Jun 2009, 5:12 PM MDT
Published : Friday, 26 Jun 2009, 5:12 PM MDT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - The Mexican consulate was given custody Friday of a boy with Down syndrome who was found alone at the Santa Teresa port of entry in southern New Mexico.

The Dona Ana County Sheriff's Department said authorities learned the boy had walked away from a shelter in Ciudad Juarez.

Earlier in the day, a spokeswoman for the state Children, Youth and Families Department said the agency awaited documents from Mexican authorities to see if the boy was a child missing from Juarez's child welfare system.

The Spanish-speaking boy - nicknamed Beto by CYFD workers - was found at the port of entry Wednesday.

Authorities have said they believe he is between 10 and 16.

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Child found at port returned to Mexico

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