Mexican National, 60, Sentenced for Seventh Illegal Reentry Conviction

Elena Ernestina Pedroza, a 60-year-old resident of Mexico, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Oct. 29, 2025. Listed under booking number 2500008869, she faces a felony charge categorized as all other offenses following an arrest at the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Checkpoint. Records indicate she is being held without bond. According to news reports from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Pedroza was encountered by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Doña Ana County on Oct. 11, 2025. She was subsequently sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to re-entry of a removed alien. This case marks her seventh conviction for illegal reentry into the United States. Court and news records indicate Pedroza was convicted in this case.