The backstory:

HOUSTON - On Friday afternoon, Emmanuel Gonzalez Garcia's family held a press conference asking for help from the community in locating the 15-year-old.

Emmanuel was reported missing by his mother on October 4th, but claims HPD had not reached out to her with any update on where he could be.

Shortly after the press conference, HPD called FIEL Houston (the non-profit organization representing the family) to say that Emmanuel was being held by the Office of Refuge Resettlement. HPD also posted that Emmanuel had been located on social media.

FIEL Houston then shared with Fox 26 that the teen was in ICE custody. ICE sent Fox 26 the following in response:

What they're saying:

FIEL Houston says that Emmanuel is still currently being held by the Office of Refugee Resettleme

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