Roberto Irizarri-Lopez/Dominican Republic/Homicide

ICE agents apprehended Roberto Irizarri-Lopez in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. The Dominican Republic illegal alien faces charges of homicide and is subject to federal immigration enforcement.

Violent felony charges of this severity involving illegal aliens are treated as priority cases by both state prosecutors and federal immigration authorities, who pursue separate legal actions. The criminal prosecution could result in a substantial prison sentence. A federal immigration court will separately determine whether deportation to Dominican Republic is ordered — moving on its own timeline regardless of the criminal outcome.

Irizarri-Lopez has been placed in federal immigration detention and is scheduled to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge. If ordered removed, Irizarri-Lopez would be deported to Dominican Republic.