
<p>Police in Texas have arrested a 28-year-old illegal immigrant who allegedly posed as a teenager to attend high school for an entire year!</p>



<p>According to reports, last month, school administrators at Hahnville High School received a tip that a woman in her mid-20s was attending the school by posing as a 17-year-old teenager. The school began an investigation and notified the St. Charles Parish Sheriff&#8217;s Office on May 29. ;</p>



<p>The investigation led police to arrest 28-year-old Martha Jessenia Gutierrez-Serrano and her mother, 46-year-old Marta Elizeth Serrano-Alvarado. Police ;allege ;Serrano-Alvarado successfully enrolled her adult daughter in the school &#8220;using a fraudulent passport and birth certificate&#8221; from Honduras.</p>



<p>While it&#8217;s not clear how school officials were tipped off, police said that Gutierrez-Serrano attended Hahnville High School as a freshman for the entirety of the 2022-2023 school year.</p>



<p>&#8220;Gutierrez-Serrano was not involved in any extracurricular activities, and we are not aware of any disciplinary issues while attending school. She utilized school transportation to and from school. There is no current evidence of any other criminal activity or inappropriate conduct by either Serrano-Alvarado or Gutierrez-Serrano,&#8221; police ;explained ;in a statement.</p>



<p>St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne told the local press that he believed Gutierrez-Serrano attended the school because she &#8220;wanted to learn English. She wanted to become proficient in the English language.&#8221;</p>



<p>While it doesn’t seem that Gutierrez-Serrano was attending the school disguised as a teen for any inappropriate or nefarious purpose, her actions are disturbing nonetheless.</p>



<p>Regarding the immigration status of the women, Champagne explained at the press conference that Serrano-Alvarado was living in the U.S. on an expired visa, while Gutierrez-Serrano entered the U.S. through New Mexico in 2021. She was released by immigration authorities after processing, which is a routine procedure for immigrants who claim asylum.</p>



<p>Champagne said he saw the photo that immigration authorities snapped of Gutierrez-Serrano before releasing her, observing that she could &#8220;very easily be taken for a young teenager — without a doubt.&#8221;</p>



<p>Police charged both women with one count of ;injuring public records. They were released from jail on bond.</p>

28-Year-Old Illegal Poses As Teen to Attend Texas High School
