Girl, 4, reunited with family after possible communications mix-up (American-born Emily Ruiz)

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Source: CNN

New York (CNN) -- Four-year-old Emily Ruiz flew first class from Guatemala to the United States Wednesday for a tearful reunion with her mom, dad and younger brother.

Immigration officers treated her like royalty, said her lawyer, David Sperling. After her plane landed in Florida, one officer called her the "princess of Miami," he said.

She was hugging her parents before too much longer.

"Mission accomplished," Sperling said on Twitter.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/03/30/guatemala.girl.returns/index.html

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The NY Times profiled the Ruiz case last week.

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