Overview

• On Oct. 2, 2025, Sandra Lucia Tellez‑Nieves, 51, was deported through the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales and turned over to Mexican authorities to face negligent injury and homicide charges.
• ICE fugitive officers arrested Tellez‑Nieves in Tucson on Jan. 15, 2025 during a traffic stop after determining she had overstayed a visitor visa.
• The 2009 fire at Hermosillo’s ABC Daycare Center trapped nearly 150 children, killed 49 aged five months to five years, and injured about 100, with reports of a single exit, no sprinklers or extinguishers, and faulty alarms.
• An initial warrant issued in 2009 was dismissed before Mexican authorities reissued it in March 2022, reviving the long-delayed case.
• Co-defendant Robert Copado‑Gutierrez was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service on March 20, 2025 and remains in U.S. custody pending deportation, as officials cite close cross-border cooperation.