Mexico may have found the right girl to return to mother in Texas

Authorities may have located a girl taken by her father from Houston to Mexico eight years ago in a cross-border custody case that exploded into international headlines recently with a case of mistaken identity. The girl presented herself at a court building accompanied by three relatives and identified herself as Alondra Diaz. The official, who was not authorised to be quoted by name and spoke on condition of anonymity, said the court was evaluating the girl’s paperwork and identity documents. The whereabouts of Alondra Diaz, who turns 13 this year, have been unknown since 2007, when her father allegedly took her to Mexico without her mother’s consent.

Yes, I was content with my father, I was happy, but at the same time I felt that something was missing … I have lacked the love of my mother because I have not seen her for so long.

Alondra Diaz

In April, a judge erroneously sent another girl named Alondra to be reunited with Houston resident Dorotea Garcia, who was convinced she was her long-lost daughter. Video that circulated widely in social and traditional media showed Alondra Luna Nunez being taken kicking and screaming by police. Days later, DNA testing in the United States proved that Alondra Luna was not Garcia’s daughter, and she was returned to her family in Guanajuato, Mexico.

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