PHOENIX—Patricia Quets of Arizona said she once believed that if she worked hard and raised her children right, her family would remain untouched by cartel violence in Mexico.
“I was wrong,” Quets said.
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Angel mom Patricia Quets of Arizona speaks with a visitor during a panel discussion on violence related to illegal immigration and drug trafficking at the Arizona Statehouse on May 28, 2026. Quets lost her son, Nicholas, 31, during a cartel hijacking in Mexico. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
