Woman Gets Time Served in Child Abduction Case After Mexico Flight

A woman who took her daughter across the border to Mexico has been sentenced to time served in an international parental kidnapping case, according to WKRG News 5.

Haley Harris was convicted after she fled Alabama with her child in September 2025, crossing into Mexico with the girl. The case drew authorities from multiple jurisdictions as law enforcement worked to locate and recover the child.

Harris received a sentence of time served, meaning the time she already spent in custody counted as her full punishment. The resolution concludes a case that highlighted the serious federal crimes involved when a custodial parent unlawfully removes a child across international lines.

Details about the circumstances surrounding the abduction and the child's recovery were not immediately available.