Kids & Family
After 35 Years Apart, Kathy and David Amaya Reunite at San Diego Airport [VIDEO]
Kathy and David Amaya met for the first time in 35 years Saturday at San Diego International Airport. The mother and son have not seen each other since David was two years old, his mother said.
David Amaya had not seen his mother for 35 years but met Kathy Amaya for the first time he can remember Saturday afternoon at San Diego International Airport.
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David crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in Goat Canyon in Imperial Beach Oct. 30 and told U.S. Border Patrol agents he was an American citizen born in Chicago.
After a copy of his birth certificate was located Kathy learned her son was still alive Nov. 1 when a federal agent called Kathy at her home in Wisconsin.
Next week the two will fly back to Wisconsin and sometime next month a family reunion will be held where David can meet his siblings, stepfather and a large extended family.
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