Rogelio Escalona-Tapia/Mexico/Battery

ICE agents apprehended Rogelio Escalona-Tapia in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The Mexico illegal alien faces charges of battery.

Assault charges involving illegal aliens draw attention from both local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, initiating two separate legal processes. State prosecutors handle the criminal charge while federal immigration authorities pursue removal on an independent timeline. Escalona-Tapia now faces criminal penalties under state law and, separately, a federal immigration matter determining whether deportation is ordered.

Escalona-Tapia has been placed in federal immigration detention and is scheduled to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge. If ordered removed, Escalona-Tapia would be deported to Mexico.