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When panic about child kidnappings spread across Mumbai last year, police revealed reassuring data: 98% of children reported missing over five years had been safely reunited with their families. Behind alarming statistics lies a more hopeful reality about how India protects vulnerable minors.
After almost seven years, commercial flights between the US and Venezuela are taking off again. The change reconnects hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan families separated by distance and political turmoil.
A Sydney rehabilitation center is helping women avoid jail and keep their children while recovering from addiction. Guthrie House offers a rare safe space for mothers facing legal troubles to get back on track.
International investigators traced 45 Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia, marking a crucial step forward in efforts to reunite families torn apart by war. The two-day effort brought together experts from 18 countries using digital tools to find the missing children.
Tanzania has rescued more than 5,300 children from street life and successfully reunited 94% of them with their families in a nationwide campaign. The government's coordinated effort includes prevention desks at transit points, family counseling, and alternative care services.
More than 2,000 inmates walked free from Cuban prisons this week as families waited with open arms outside prison gates. The humanitarian gesture during Holy Week marks the second major prisoner release in less than a month.
Five young boys found wandering alone in Ebonyi State are now safe and cared for while officials work to reunite them with their families. The rescue highlights a growing effort to protect vulnerable children and get them back home where they belong.
First Lady Melania Trump announced that eight more Ukrainian children have returned home to their families, marking the third successful reunification she's helped coordinate between Russia and Ukraine. Since October, 23 displaced children have been reunited with loved ones through her diplomatic efforts.
A Portsmouth outreach team helped a trafficking survivor escape abuse, overcome addiction, and rebuild her life. After two years of support, she now has regular visits with her son and is working toward full custody.
After a month in federal detention, 11-year-old Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano and her mother walked free Tuesday night, hours after school officials publicly shared their story. The Columbia Heights student was detained on her way to school in January and flown 1,200 miles from her Minnesota classroom to a Texas facility.
A judge ordered the release of five-year-old Liam Ramos and his father from a US immigration detention facility. The decision came after the judge criticized federal agents for traumatizing children.
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After being closed since summer 2024, Gaza's Rafah crossing reopened this week, giving thousands of Palestinians hope to reunite with loved ones or access urgent medical care. Families separated for months are finally heading home, even as they return to a landscape transformed by conflict.
A federal judge ordered the release of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father after they spent nearly two weeks in an ICE family detention center in Texas. The young boy is now back home in Minnesota with his family.
A five-year-old boy from Minnesota is back home with his family after a federal judge ordered his release from a Texas detention facility. Liam Conejo Ramos and his father spent 10 days separated from their family before reuniting with loved ones this weekend.
A five-year-old Minnesota boy and his father are back home after a federal judge ordered their release from immigration detention in Texas. The case drew international attention and prompted a judge to criticize deportation quotas that traumatize children.
A federal judge ruled that a five-year-old boy and his father must be released from immigration detention by Tuesday, ending a case that sparked nationwide concern. The decision brings relief to a family separated from their mother and offers hope that the justice system can protect vulnerable children.
More than 8,400 families from seven Latin American countries can stay together in the U.S. after a federal judge blocked efforts to end their legal status. The ruling protects people who came through family reunification programs while they wait for permanent immigrant visas.