Source: KHTS Hometown Station
Date: 03/21/2026 11:00am

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**March 21, 2016: Indigenous Foster Child ‘Lexi’ Removed from Santa Clarita Home After Lengthy Custody Battle**
On March 21, 2016, 6-year-old “Lexi,” a Native American child at the center of a long custody dispute, was removed from her Santa Clarita foster home and placed with extended family in Utah under the Indian Child Welfare Act. Despite years of legal appeals and public protests from her foster parents and supporters, courts ultimately upheld the decision to reunite her with relatives, where she remains today.

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