CNN; Published By: Nicquel Terry Ellis
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A Black Texas couple has been reunited with their newborn daughter after authorities removed the baby and placed her in foster care last month citing a doctor’s concerns about how they were treating a jaundice diagnosis.
Rodney and Temecia Jackson of DeSoto, Texas, regained custody of their daughter, Mila, on April 20 following a nearly month-long battle with the state’s Child Protective Services, according to The Afiya Center, a reproductive justice advocacy group.
A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Family Protective Services, which includes CPS, confirmed to CNN that the office had recommended the dismissal of the case to an assistant district attorney. Mila’s release was granted on Thursday, according to a court filing. Read more
