“The State of New Mexico cannot claim to protect children while abandoning one of its own at an international border,” Torrez said in a news release. But the documents state staff refused and allegedly said the child was now a “Texas problem” before leaving him at the border. After the border incident, the 15-year-old was left with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the complaint states. Despite efforts to communicate with CYFD, Texas officials were allegedly forced to return the child to his mother in Mexico weeks later, according to the complaint. Documents also say the child has a heart condition that requires daily medication, but CYFD staff didn't make a sufficient attempt to ensure continued medical care following the reunification.