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Authorities remove 21 surrogate-born children from California couple amid trafficking probe

ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, JUL 15 – Authorities allege the couple misled surrogate mothers nationwide, with 17 of the 21 children under age 3 now in protective custody amid abuse investigations.

  • Authorities removed 21 children born by surrogacy from a home in California amid a trafficking investigation, placing them in protective custody.
  • The children were discovered during a probe into the suspected abuse of a 2-month-old infant, according to ABC 7.
  • Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang, legal guardians of the children, were arrested for felony child endangerment but later released.
  • Kallie Fell stated the case reflects a pattern of treating children as commodities and indicates organized reproductive trafficking.
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KTLA 5 broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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