Ernst, Grassley Seek Updates on Efforts to Recover Missing Iowan in Mexico

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) requested a briefing and regular updates from U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar on the embassy’s efforts to recover Iowan Chris Leguisano.

Leguisano was reported missing on August 10, 2024, after traveling to deliver a vehicle to a family member in Mexico, where she was kidnapped for ransom. In addition to a briefing within the week, Ernst and Grassley are seeking rolling updates on what federal agencies are doing to bring Leguisano home.

“The United States cannot and will not tolerate the assault of its citizens while traveling abroad,” the Iowa senators wrote. “By all public accounts, Ms. Leguisano’s kidnap was an act of extortion. An attack of this nature on a United States citizen is an affront to the United States.”

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