Boon Cha Vang/Laos/Dangerous Drugs, Weapon Possession

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Boon Cha Vang in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Laos national — in the country illegally — faces charges of dangerous drugs, weapon possession.

Weapons charges involving illegal aliens are treated as priority enforcement matters under both state and federal law. Federal statute independently prohibits illegal aliens from possessing firearms, meaning Vang faces potential exposure on multiple criminal fronts alongside a concurrent federal immigration removal proceeding moving forward independently.

Vang is currently in federal immigration custody awaiting a hearing before a Department of Justice immigration judge, which will determine whether removal to Laos is ordered.