Amber Alert lifted after two El Paso
children are found in Juarez

EL PASO, Texas  –  KFOX14 has received permission from Dayanna Narvaez, a friend of the children’s mother to use the image of the reunion between Leonardo Ortega and Matias Carrillo with their mother after they were found safe in Juarez, Mexico.

According to police, the two missing boys, who were believed to be in immediate danger, were found safe and unharmed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Police say Ortega, 8, and Carrillo, 2, were unharmed and returned to El Paso early Sunday morning.

The children have been returned to their mother by U.S. marshals and the FBI.

Authorities said no arrests have been made at this time and the investigation continues.

Police said they were looking for Justin Carrillo, 26, in connection with the children’s abduction Saturday morning.

Carrillo was believed to be driving a black, 2003 Hyundai Elantra with Texas license plate number KYR4562.