Luis Hurtado-Valenzuela/Mexico/Larceny

Federal immigration agents arrested Luis Hurtado-Valenzuela, a Mexico national here illegally, in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, on charges of larceny.

Arson and property destruction charges carry serious criminal penalties under Wisconsin law and, for illegal aliens, simultaneously trigger federal immigration enforcement. Hurtado-Valenzuela’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.

Hurtado-Valenzuela remains in ICE custody pending a hearing before a federal immigration judge. If the court orders removal, Hurtado-Valenzuela would be returned to Mexico.