Hansel Quiroz Child Kidnapping to Mexico
Hansel Quiroz-Jimenez was kidnapped by his father, Felipe De Jesus Quiroz-Jimenez, on June 16, 2023, in Ontario, California, during a scheduled visitation. His father subsequently took him to Mexico, and a federal arrest warrant has been issued. Hansel remains missing, and authorities believe he is in Mexico with his father, who has ties to Mexico City, Guadalajara, Jalisco, and Guerrero.
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2026
3 updatesNew forensic age progression and geolocation data are being used to help locate Hansel Quiroz. As of October 2025, the FBI now believes Hansel and his father are in Jalisco, Mexico, a change from their initial belief of Mexico City.
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Hansel Quiroz was born on September 6, 2015, and was abducted by his non-custodial father during a supervised visitation. His mother, Maricela Cortez, has made a public plea for assistance and alleged law enforcement inaction.
The FBI has issued a wanted poster for Felipe De Jesus Quiroz-Jimenez, formally seeking him for international parental kidnapping in connection with his son Hansel Quiroz's abduction. The poster names him as the individual who failed to return his son after a scheduled visit on June 16, 2023.
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2025
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2025
5 updatesThe Baja California Attorney General's Office, in support of the National AMBER Alert Program Mexico, has activated an AMBER Alert to find Hansel Quiroz Cortez, who is now 9 years old.
Authorities suspect Hansel's father drove him to Mexico in a silver 2002 Volkswagen GTI.
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Information was released detailing that the U.S. and Mexico follow The Hague Convention, which focuses on returning abducted children, and that Hansel's case qualifies, but enforcement remains a challenge due to slow legal proceedings and the need for proof of wrongful removal.
Hansel Quiroz was last seen and abducted in West Covina, California, on June 16, 2023, rather than Ontario, California, as previously reported. He was seven years old at the time and wearing a black Huggy Bear shirt with black sweatpants that had an orange stripe.
Hansel Quiroz's disappearance has been listed among the FBI's cold cases in California.
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2023
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2023
1 updateA federal arrest warrant for suspicion of international parental kidnapping was issued for Felipe De Jesus Quiroz-Jimenez in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, located in Los Angeles.
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