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Youth soccer star faces custody clash in Chicago
Fourteen year old Walter Polovchak, goalie and forward for the Ukrainian Wings, has become a youth soccer standout amid a Cold War style custody fight. He refused to return to the Ukraine with his parents and remains in Chicago under court guardianship while immigration status is challenged. Walter and sister Natalie stayed in the United States, with Natalie paying for schooling. The Illinois Court of Appeals reversed prior custody rulings, saying the parents still have authority, while Walter’s lawyers appeal, claiming asylum grants him the right to stay.
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