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Photos: Tearful reunion after mom saw photo of daughter at US border
Glenda Valdez stands with her daughters, Jassary, left, and Zuri, as she waits at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to be reunited with her oldest daughter Emely, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Valdez was at her home in Austin, watching a Univision newscast one afternoon in May, when she saw the picture of Emely in a red hoodie. She knew at once that it was her daughter. Desperate, she immediately began making calls to U.S. authorities, the network and refugee agencies. On Sunday, the child was returned to her mother’s custody. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Emely, left, is reunited with her mother, Glenda Valdez and sister, Zuri, at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. It had been six years since Valdez said goodbye to her daughter Emely in Honduras. Then, last month, she caught a glimpse of a televised Associated Press photo of a little girl in a red hoodie and knew that Emely had made the trip alone into the United States. On Sunday, the child was returned to her mother’s custody. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Emely, right, is reunited with her mother, Glenda Valdez at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. It had been six years since Valdez said goodbye to her daughter Emely in Honduras. Then, last month, she caught a glimpse of a televised Associated Press photo of a little girl in a red hoodie and knew that Emely had made the trip alone into the United States. On Sunday, the child was returned to her mother’s custody. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Emely, right, is reunited with her mother, Glenda Valdez at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. It had been six years since Valdez said goodbye to her daughter Emely in Honduras. Then, last month, she caught a glimpse of a televised Associated Press photo of a little girl in a red hoodie and knew that Emely had made the trip alone into the United States. On Sunday, the child was returned to her mother’s custody. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Emely, right, is reunited with her mother, Glenda Valdez and sister, Zuri, left, at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. It had been six years since Valdez said goodbye to her daughter Emely in Honduras. Then, last month, she caught a glimpse of a televised Associated Press photo of a little girl in a red hoodie and knew that Emely had made the trip alone into the United States. On Sunday, the child was returned to her mother’s custody. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Emely, second from left, leaves Austin-Bergstrom International Airport after she was reunited with her mother, Glenda Valdez and sisters, Jassary, left, and Zuri, right, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. It had been six years since Valdez said goodbye to her daughter Emely in Honduras. Then, last month, she caught a glimpse of a televised Associated Press photo of a little girl in a red hoodie and knew that Emely had made the trip alone into the United States. On Sunday, the child was returned to her mother’s custody. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Emely, second from right, leaves Austin-Bergstrom International Airport after she was reunited with her mother, Glenda Valdez and sisters, Jassary, right, and Zuri, left, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. It had been six years since Valdez said goodbye to her daughter Emely in Honduras. Then, last month, she caught a glimpse of a televised Associated Press photo of a little girl in a red hoodie and knew that Emely had made the trip alone into the United States. On Sunday, the child was returned to her mother’s custody. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Emely is embraced by her mother, Glenda Valdez in their home after they were reunited, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. It had been six years since Valdez said goodbye to her daughter Emely in Honduras. Then, last month, she caught a glimpse of a televised Associated Press photo of a little girl in a red hoodie and knew that Emely had made the trip alone into the United States. On Sunday, the child was returned to her mother’s custody. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Emely grins at her her mother, Glenda Valdez, during an interview in their home after they were reunited, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. It had been six years since Valdez said goodbye to her daughter Emely in Honduras. Then, last month, she caught a glimpse of a televised Associated Press photo of a little girl in a red hoodie and knew that Emely had made the trip alone into the United States. On Sunday, the child was returned to her mother’s custody. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Emely holds the had of her mother, Glenda Valdez after they were reunited, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. It had been six years since Glenda Valdez said goodbye to her daughter Emely in Honduras. Then, last month, she caught a glimpse of a televised Associated Press photo of a little girl in a red hoodie and knew that Emely had made the trip alone into the United States. On Sunday, the child was returned to her mother’s custody. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Emely sits with her mother, Glenda Valdez, during an interview in their home after they were reunited, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. It had been six years since Valdez said goodbye to her daughter Emely in Honduras. Then, last month, she caught a glimpse of a televised Associated Press photo of a little girl in a red hoodie and knew that Emely had made the trip alone into the United States. On Sunday, the child was returned to her mother’s custody. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Emely kicks a soccer ball to her mother, Glenda Valdez, at their home after they were reunited, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. It had been six years since Valdez said goodbye to her daughter Emely in Honduras. Then, last month, she caught a glimpse of a televised Associated Press photo of a little girl in a red hoodie and knew that Emely had made the trip alone into the United States. On Sunday, the child was returned to her mother’s custody. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
