Charges against Norristown woman who sparked ICE public outcry dismissed

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported today that criminal charges against Andrea Lozano-Alanis, 31, of Norristown, have been dismissed.

Lozano-Alanis was arrested earlier this month in East Norriton on charges of child endangerment, recklessly endangering another person, careless and reckless driving, and driving without a license. The charges followed an incident where she is alleged to have rammed her car into the vehicle of a former “romantic partner” in the parking lot of a Truist Bank at the intersection of Johnson Highway and DeKalb Pike. Her child was in her car during the incident.

She was taken to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility, at which point federal authorities arrested her and took her into ICE custody.

Following public outcry, county officials dropped their policy of jailing immigrants wanted by ICE for up to four hours after their bail had been paid.