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Emerson Colindres, who arrived in the United States as a child over a decade ago, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during what his supporters say was a routine check-in at an ICE facility in Cincinnati suburb Blue Ash last Wednesday.
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Costumes to Wyeth though, are about more than playing dress up as a child.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
To drive home the pain and poignancy of that, the album cover featured a photo of Jeffreys as a child dressed in his baseball uniform to attend the historic game in which Jackie Robinson broke the color line.
—Jim Farber, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
The boundary stems from the fact that his wife was kicked out of her mother's home as a child and placed in foster care, ultimately going to therapy to work through her family issues.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 5 June 2025
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Costumes to Wyeth though, are about more than playing dress up as a child.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
To drive home the pain and poignancy of that, the album cover featured a photo of Jeffreys as a child dressed in his baseball uniform to attend the historic game in which Jackie Robinson broke the color line.
—Jim Farber, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
The boundary stems from the fact that his wife was kicked out of her mother's home as a child and placed in foster care, ultimately going to therapy to work through her family issues.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 5 June 2025
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“As a child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20a%20child. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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