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A YouTube video, posted Friday night on the Bethel Twp. Fire Department's Facebook page, shows the first-grader's reaction to seeing her mom. According to the video, having her mom home for Christmas was all she asked for this year.

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Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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