After a lack of new leads, the search for 14-month-old Owen Hidalgo-Calderon from Sodus was scaled back this past weekend.

Owen was last seen with his mother, 18-year-old Selena Hidalgo-Calderon, on May 16. Her body was found buried underneath debris on a farm in Sodus where she worked and lived.

Search efforts for Owen have been primarily focused on the area where his mother's body was found. 

Her boyfriend, Alberto Reyes, is charged with evidence tampering. Police say he admitted to moving Selena's body from their Joy Road home but not to the murder. He has refused to discuss Owen's whereabouts. 

“Most of our information that we believe and the information we’ve given to the forest rangers, we believe that child is somewhere in that area,” said Barry Virts, Wayne County Sheriff.

Immigrant rights groups are speaking out following the death of Selena. They say this tragedy could have been prevented.

One of the organizers, Carly Fox, says what these women remember are the horror stories from others who’ve reached out to the authorities for help, but instead end up in the custody. This often keeps undocumented immigrants that may be dealing with domestic abuse from speaking up for fear of detainment.

“Selena was one of several local women who I know that are survivors of domestic violence and domestic abuse. Sadly in this country, women who are murdered are more likely to be murdered by an intimate partner. Domestic abuse is a very serious danger and farm worker women, like all women, need to be able to access resources that help keep them safe,” said Carly Fox, Organizer with Worker Justice Center of NY.

“If they’re a victim, we’re not going to report their legal status. We are investigating their allegation of being a victim to a crime," added Virts.

Selena recently used her savings to buy a car. These leaders say victims of domestic violence often feel stuck, because they’re unable to apply for a driver’s license.

Selena's boyfriend has not been charged with her death, but is still in custody for a Tampering with Evidence charge.

Selena’s mother, Estela didn’t appear at the news conference, but she provided a statement to be read.

“Immigrants are not evil. We come here to work. We come here because we are running from problems in our own country like poverty and violence. The person who did this to my daughter is evil. He did it not because he's an immigrant or because he's Mexican, but because he has no heart.”

The Sheriff says that often times he and his deputies are stuck in the middle of the issue between undocumented immigrants and ICE and Border Patrol. He says the issue needs to be resolved at the federal level.