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Missing NY girl, 13, rescued from Chicago apartment after being lured by illegal migrants

Story by Nicholas McEntyre
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A missing 13-year-old girl from upstate New York was found in a suburban Chicago apartment after she was lured away from home by illegal immigrants, authorities said.
The unidentified teen was rescued from a complex in Blue Island, Ill. by US Marshals who were tipped off about the girl’s location after she disappeared from her Rochester home on Sept. 11.

An 18-year-old illegal immigrant and his father were inside the apartment with the missing girl when she was located, according to the US Marshals Service.
The girl was caught on security cameras walking from her house before being confronted by three adult males near the home.

A missing New York girl was found in the Chicago suburb of Blue Island on Sept. 20, 2025. City of Blue Island Illinois / Facebook

The younger suspect allegedly lured the teen using social media, US Marshals Director for the Western District of NY Charles Salina told Fox News’ “America Reports.”

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“They were exploiting her in Chicago,” Serralta said without given further context.

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Blue Island sits 20 miles south of Downtown Chicago.
The suspects met the girl near her home and she got in their “light-colored SUV” and they drove off, the US Marshal Service revealed.
Officials believed the girl was in danger and expedited the search for her.
“We dropped everything we were doing and put this case at our top priority,” US Marshal for the Western District of NY Charles Salina told RochesterFirst.com.
“We began to look into the circumstances surrounding the child going missing,” Salina added. “During our investigation, we determined that there was some fear [the girl] was in danger.”
Officials worked with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and uncovered several tips that helped their rescue efforts.
“US Marshals in Rochester, working with the local NCMEC office, developed information that the child had traveled to the Chicago area and sent a collateral lead to US Marshals in the Northern District of Illinois,” officials said.



Blue Island sits 20 miles south of Downtown Chicago. Joseph Hendrickson – stock.adobe.com

Federal officials converged on an apartment complex in Blue Island on Sept. 21 where they found the child with the two men, who are accused of being in the country illegally.
“The United States Marshals Service worked tirelessly to recover this endangered child from the predators who should have never been in this country to take her from the safety of her family and home. Our children deserve safe cities!” Serralta said in a statement.

A second girl discovered alongside the teen is believed to have also been lured to the apartment by the 18-year-old, according to WXXI News.
The father-son duo were detained by federal agents for being in the country illegally.
No charges have been filed against them as of Tuesday afternoon.
“It’s very rewarding for us in law enforcement and federal law enforcement to be able to call a family and tell them their little girl is safe,” Salina said.

Missing NY girl, 13, rescued from Chicago apartment after being lured by illegal migrants