Alejandra Sanchez-Cuaquehua, a 32-year-old Mexican citizen residing in Barron County, Wisconsin, was arrested today on a criminal complaint for illegally reentering the United States after a previous removal. U.S. Attorney Chadwick M. Elgersma for the Western District of Wisconsin announced the arrest.
The arrest followed a report on April 2, 2026, to the FBI National Threat Operations Center, identifying Sanchez-Cuaquehua as a suspect in a July 2025 homicide in Mexico. FBI personnel in Mexico collaborated with Mexican authorities to confirm her fugitive status and prior removal from the U.S. without permission to return.
Following her initial appearance in federal court in Madison on the illegal reentry charge, Sanchez-Cuaquehua was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She is slated to be returned to Mexico to face the murder charges.
The investigation involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Secreteria de Seguridad y Proteccion, Interpol, Fiscalia General Estado de Veracruz, and the Barron County Sheriff’s Office. A criminal complaint is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.