Teen with autism who was missing for days found in federal custody

HOUSTON (KHOU) - A teenager with autism who was missing for days was found in federal custody.

The Texas Center for the Missing reported that Emanuel Gonzalez Garcia went missing on Oct. 4.

Later that day, Houston police said firefighters found the teenager, who claimed he was homeless and from another country.

Officers were with Emanuel for four hours before they were advised by CPS to contact the Department of Health and Human Services.

For days, Emanuel had been in custody at the Office of Refugee Resettlement while his family was passing out flyers and looking for him. They had no idea that he had been found.

On Friday, Emanuel’s mom Maria spoke with her son for 30 minutes over FaceTime.

Emanuel’s mom is working with FIEL, an immigrant-led civil rights organization, who initially