Fugitive connected to disappearance of Ayotzinapa students arrested in Santa Teresa, removed by ICE
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) -- A Mexican national was arrested and deported by ICE. The man is Alejandro Tenescalco-Mejia - he is wanted in Mexico in connection to the 2014 disappearance and abduction of 43 Mexican college students in the southern Mexican town of Ayotzinapa.
On Sept. 26, 2014, 43 male students from a rural teachers’ college in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, Mexico, went missing when traveling by bus. Tenescalco-Mejia is one of several individuals wanted in the case, according to Mexican court documents.
According to ICE, Mejia entered the U.S. illegally back in December by climbing the wall near Santa Teresa. He was arrested and turned over to Mexican authorities on Wednesday.
“ERO made good on its promise to protect the American people by removing a suspected violent criminal back to his home country,” said Mary De Anda, field office director for ERO El Paso. “The ongoing cooperation between ICE and our Mexican counterparts resulted in holding another fugitive accountable for his actions, highlighting the critical public safety role ERO plays in the community."
