Luis Bautista Ortiz/Mexico/Sexual Offense Against Child

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Luis Bautista Ortiz in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. The Mexico national — in the country illegally — faces charges of sexual offense against child.

The charges filed against Ortiz carry criminal penalties under state law and separately provide grounds for federal immigration enforcement. Local prosecutors will handle the criminal case through the state court system while federal immigration authorities pursue removal in a concurrent proceeding before an immigration judge, both matters moving simultaneously on independent timelines.

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