Mom of ‘Affluenza’ Teen Arrives in US After Being Deported From Mexico

The Mexican authorities have deported American Tonya Couch, accused of helping her fugitive teenage son flee the United States despite his probation in a drink-driving case.

Ethan Couch was transported late on Wednesday from a detention facility in Guadalajara to another in Mexico City.

The sheriff has said he believes the two fled in late November after a video surfaced that appears to show Couch at a party where people were drinking. Jalisco state prosecutor Eduardo Almaguer Ramirez said US authorities knew the mother and son were in the beach resort town because of a phone call to Domino’s Pizza, The Associated Press reported.

Tonya Couch will be held at the downtown Los Angeles jail until U.S. Marshals take her to Texas, where she and her son live and where he was on probation for the drunken-driving crash, Eisenman said.

This story has been corrected with the proper spelling of Couch’s last name.

Along with three meals per day, Couch will have access to watch TV or movies in one of the Spartan common rooms, or go to an outside patio where there is a basketball court and small soccer pitch.

In a photo from the Jalisco State Attorney General’s office, Ethan… His mom could face two to 10 years in prison for hindering prosecution. Local police said the pair stayed at a condominium complex for a few days before moving to an apartment.

“Carrying a firearm in Mexico – even a bullet – it’s game over”, said Fort Worth immigration attorney Francisco Hernandez, who spoke with News 8 via FaceTime.

During the sentencing phase of his trial, Ethan Couch’s lawyers relied on a defense expert who argued that the teen’s wealthy parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility – a condition the expert termed “affluenza”.

But his mother was deported and flown to Los Angeles, where she was escorted through the city’s sprawling LAX airport in handcuffs by US marshals early Thursday morning.

“He will be here for the time that is necessary” for the deportation case to close, the migration official said on condition of anonymity, adding that the process could take weeks or months.

Tonya Couch is seen in an undated handout picture released by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Offic … If he violates probation again, he could face up to 10 years in prison per death, Wilson said.

The ruling earlier Wednesday by the Mexican court gives a judge three days to decide whether the younger Couch has grounds to challenge his deportation based on arguments that kicking him out of the country would violate his rights.

Hunter said that Mexican immigration agents detained the Couches in Puerto Vallarta after going to an address provided by USA officials.

“Is there a chance that Ethan Couch could be successful in staying in Mexico?“.

Once returned to Texas, Couch will be held in a North Texas facility until a probation violation hearing January 19.

Families of the people killed by Couch were relieved the teen and his mother were captured, attorney Todd Clement said.

Couch pleaded guilty to four counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury.

Couch disappeared as authorities investigated whether he had violated the terms of his probation. “This is what they have requested”, Ricardo Vera said.

The social worker concluded that the Couches had “adultified” a then-9-year-old Ethan, allowing him to become overly involved in adult issues and decisions.

Anderson said he supports the district attorney’s request to transfer Couch’s sentence from the juvenile system to the adult court system. The Couches were taken into custody Monday evening and handed over to immigration officials.