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After 25 years away, Yucatán man reunites with family after living as a scavenger in Tijuana
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Eleazar Ortiz, 66, reunited with his family in Muna, Yucatán, 25 years after leaving the town to pursue the American dream.
- After U.S. authorities deported him, he spent many years working as a scavenger at a Tijuana landfill.
- A search group and municipal officials helped locate him and arrange his return home.
After 25 years away from his hometown, Eleazar Ortiz returned to Muna, Yucatán, and embraced his family again.
Ortiz, 66, left Muna in pursuit of the American dream. U.S. authorities later deported him, and he spent many years living as a scavenger in a Tijuana landfill.
Members of Operación Rescate Rodríguez, a group that searches for missing people in Baja California, shared his story on social media and contacted officials in Muna. Mayor Carlos Ayuso then traveled to the border city to look for his fellow resident.
The reunion finally brought Ortiz back home, where his family received him after more than two decades apart. The mayor thanked Operación Rescate A-Rodríguez, Tijuana’s municipal government and Tijuana Mayor Abdiel Gutiérrez for their efforts to return him to Muna.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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