Overview
- Morena deputy Alejandra María Ang Hernández, who leads the local fiscal oversight commission, was detained on January 5 at the Calexico port of entry and released hours later.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection found roughly 800,000 pesos in her vehicle during inspection, an amount above the $10,000 declaration threshold.
- She attempted to cross in a late-model white GMC Yukon registered as her property according to the report.
- The lawmaker says the funds are family savings and proceeds from a vehicle sale intended for another car purchase, and she attributes the incident to not securing the cash at home before crossing.
- She reports her migration documents remain valid and says she is cooperating with an administrative process to document and recover the money, with no criminal charges reported at this time.