Johnisa Turner , said . `` A weight has definitely been lifted . '' Grandmother Lorene Turner said U.S. Embassy officials called with the news that her granddaughter would be turned over to U.S. officials . `` When I heard those words I did n't hear nothing else . I flipped out . I ca n't wait , '' she said . But Jakadrien 's family was still demanding to know why immigration authorities deported the teen -- a U.S. citizen with no knowledge of Spanish -- and why they simply took her at her word when she gave them a fake name . The teen 's family had been searching for her since she ran away in the fall of 2010 . Her grandmother scoured Facebook looking for the girl , viewing Jakadrien 's friends ' pages for any information . `` There 's no words , '' Johnisa Turner told CNN of the ordeal . `` It has n't been easy at all . '' The Colombian Institute for Family Welfare confirmed Thursday that Turner is in its custody , is pregnant , and entered the country as an adult . The institute said Colombian authorities learned about
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Colombia is preparing to hand over to U.S. officials a Dallas teenager who was mistakenly deported after she ran away from home more than a year ago , the South American country 's foreign ministry said in a statement Thursday night . Jakadrien Turner will be turned over to diplomatic officials Friday so she can be transported to the United States , the statement said . But the foreign ministry did not say when -- or how -- that will happen . The U.S. Embassy in Bogota is working with Colombian authorities but can not provide additional details `` due to privacy considerations , '' said a U.S. State Department official who asked to remain anonymous per department policy . Jakadrien somehow wound up deported to Colombia after U.S. authorities mistook the girl , who lacked identification , for a Colombian national . Family members said Thursday night that they were thrilled at the news that the 15-year-old would be returning home . `` It 's a giant step . I 'm relieved , but I wo n't be completely relieved until I get her in my arms again , '' the girl 's mother ,