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Search Intensifies for Missing Autistic Teen Amid Snowstorm

2/5/2026

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Story summary

Connor Oldfield, a 19-year-old autistic man, is missing from his Plainfield, New Jersey home after leaving on January 24.
Stephanie Senior, his mother, fears he may have been mistaken for detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who were in the area.
A snowstorm has hampered search efforts.
Police are asking residents to check surveillance footage.
Family, friends, and volunteers continue the search.

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Story summary

Connor Oldfield, a 19-year-old autistic man, is missing from his Plainfield, New Jersey home after leaving on January 24.
Stephanie Senior, his mother, fears he may have been mistaken for detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who were in the area.
A snowstorm has hampered search efforts.
Police are asking residents to check surveillance footage.
Family, friends, and volunteers continue the search.