Aliou Diankha/France/Burglary

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Aliou Diankha in Mauston, Wisconsin. The France national — in the country illegally — faces charges of burglary.

Arson and property destruction charges carry serious criminal penalties under Wisconsin law and, for illegal aliens, simultaneously trigger federal immigration enforcement. Diankha’s arrest has initiated both a state criminal prosecution and a federal removal proceeding that will move forward on an independent timeline, with outcomes determined separately.

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