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1-Year-Old Shows Up In Immigration Court

The boy, who was brought to the United States from Honduras, drank milk and played with a ball as he awaited the hearing in Phoenix.

His name is Johan.

He drank a bottle of milk and played with a purple ball as he waited for the immigration judge, The Associated Press reported.

John W. Richardson, the judge at the Phoenix courthouse, said he was "embarrassed to ask" if the defendant understood the proceedings. "I don't know who you would explain

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