Ivan Yerashov is a typical 14-year-old, whose into sports and his computer. As of a week and a half ago, he also became a Ukrainian refugee.
His aunt, Iryna Merezhko, picked him up in Kharkiv after her sister said she and her husband wanted to stay and fight, but they wanted their son brought to safety, a move the family did its best to spin, according to Merezhko.
After 30 hours on an evacuation train and 40 hours on a plane, the teen and his aunt made their way to a refugee camp in Mexico, where she'd heard the best and easiest way to get her nephew into the country was to go to the border and ask for humanitarian admission. After just three days, they were told the wait for the teen could be as long as 20 to 30 days, alone and without a phone for a child who has just left his country and his family in a war zone with no idea if or when he might return.
His aunt and uncle said they understand safety protocols, but also said they believed 20 to 30 days was cruel given all the teenager's been through. The couple hired an attorney to try and help get the 14-year-old out immediately.
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