What happens when the system meant to protect children is the threat?
Listen 15 min MORE One mother was left with heartbreak and questions after she lost her son to the foster care system. Illustration by Alex Charner for Latino USA. Baby Joseph had an infectious smile, and he sweetly danced his little moves to Baby Shark when his mom streamed the song on YouTube. Like most moms, Leah Garcia videoed it all. Unlike most moms, it’s now all she has left of her baby son, an archive of just five months of life, the age when he was taken from her by LA’s child protective services. Just over o...
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