U.S. Confirms Custody of Separated Chinese Boy, Location Undisclosed

U.S. authorities have confirmed that a six-year-old Chinese boy is in federal custody, one week after immigration agents separated him from his father. The child's exact location, however, remains unknown. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers separated Yuanxin from his father during a routine check-in in New York. The U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) now holds custody of the boy. The ORR is a federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services. It typically cares for immigrant children classified as unaccompanied or separated from their families. The agency has not disclosed where it is holding Yuanxin. This lack of information has left the child's family and diplomatic officials seeking answers.