W/W: UPDATE ON ABANDONMENT CASE OF THE THREE JIMENEZ CHILDREN AND THEIR REPATRIATION

UNCLAS NOGALES 000043 SIPDIS SIPDIS CA/OCS/ACS/WHA SAMUEL COLON-RUIZ E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MX CASC JIMENEZ CHILDREN SUBJECT: W/W: UPDATE ON ABANDONMENT CASE OF THE THREE JIMENEZ CHILDREN AND THEIR REPATRIATION REF: 2007 NOGALES 0037, NOGALES 0040 ¶1. On Wednesday, February 14, conoff assisted DIF Mexican officials in the repatriation of the three minor Jimenez children. The children were turned over into the custody of Arizona's Child Protection Services (CPS) Officer, Nicole McCallister. Officer McCallister, tel. (602) 644-3000, provided Post with a copy of the Notice of Removal presented to U.S. Immigration officers at the Nogales Port of Entry (POE). Mexican District Attorney Eduardo Chavez provided Post with a copy of his letter instructing DIF to release the children to CPS. ¶2. Conoff verified the children's safe return to Phoenix, AZ with CPS offices on Thursday, February 15. CPS also informed post that after their investigation, their decision was to return the children to their mother's care. Post considers this case closed. SHARPE