CHICAGO — An Illinois family is suing the state’s Department of Child and Family Services, claiming that the agency ‘unjustly’ took their 7-month-old son from them, resulting in a separation that lasted three months.
Victor Lucha, a Cass County resident, shared his story on Monday, hoping others in similar situations would learn from his experience.
“This has been really traumatizing to a point where there’s no words to explain,” Lucha said.
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The temporary separation occurred after the boy’s mother visited a clinic in Beardstown. The attorney said the family was there to have a burn on the boy’s arm and skin discoloration on his legs examined.
The lawsuit claims that after the boy’s mom took him to get his skin issues checked out, a case worker did not provide her with a Spanish-speaking interpreter to communicate properly. The complaint added that a nurse practitioner called DCFS and agents took the child into their custody.