Family seeks Ukrainian nephew's release from San Diego immigrant detention center

The Department of Homeland Security says thousands of refugees displaced by Russia's invasion of Ukraine have traveled to Mexico hoping to gain refuge in the United States. That now includes a teenager trying to get placement with his aunt and uncle, who live in the Los Angeles area.

CBS Los Angeles says Ivan Yerashov is a typical 14-year-old, who's into sports and his computer. As of a week and a half ago, he also became a Ukrainian refugee. 

His aunt, Iryna Merezhko, picked him up in Kharkiv after her sister said she and her husband wanted to stay and fight against the Russian invasion, but they wanted their son brought to safety, a move the family did its best to spin, according to Merezhko.