Ana Flores Robles Missing Person Case

Nov 28, 2022

Sep 11, 2023

Ana

Flores Robles

33

29

61 inches

63 inches

120 lbs

130 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Female

Ana Guadalupe Flores Robles, a 29-year-old woman from El Salvador, was last seen on June 12, 2022, in Eagle Pass, Texas. A graduate nurse and a single mother to a young daughter, Ana embarked on the arduous journey to the United States with the hope of building a better future for her family. She left her hometown of El Platanar on May 19, 2022, aiming to cross the Texas border with the assistance of smugglers. Her goal was to find stable employment to support her daughter and mother back in El Salvador, as the temporary jobs she found as a nurse were not sufficient. The circumstances following her last sighting are deeply distressing. On June 13, 2022, a friend waiting for Ana's arrival in Massachusetts received a disturbing photo. The image showed Ana lying on the desert ground, appearing to be deceased. The individual who sent the picture claimed she had succumbed to a mixture of energy drinks and stimulants, which are sometimes used by migrants to endure the harsh journey. This devastating news was compounded by further torment for her family. Soon after, they began receiving threatening messages from individuals claiming to be cartel members, who asserted that Ana was still alive and demanded a ransom of $10,000 for her release—a sum the family could not afford. The family's anguish has been magnified by conflicting information and cruel extortion attempts. While one source claimed Ana had passed away, others have tried to exploit the family's desperation by promising her release from supposed detention centers, for which there is no official record. Her brother-in-law, upon viewing the photo, expressed his belief that she appeared to be unconscious rather than deceased, adding to the painful uncertainty that shrouds her case. The investigation into her disappearance is being handled by the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office. The case of Ana Flores Robles is a heart-wrenching story of a mother's desperate quest for a better life, which ended in a mysterious and agonizing disappearance at the border, leaving her loved ones in a state of limbo, clinging to hope while grappling with the most harrowing of possibilities.

Jun 12, 2022

Eagle Pass

Texas

Maverick County

Unknown

126453

Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office

Edinburg

Texas

Hidalgo County

78541

Glen Mendoza

Director Texas Transnational Intelligence Center

711 El Cibolo Road, Texas

9563838114

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.hidalgocounty.us/209/Sheriff

23-29366

2023-06-30

Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office

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Brown

Brown

Brown

09/22/2026