Robert James/Canada/Battery, Assault

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Robert James in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. The Canada national — in the country illegally — faces charges of battery, false imprisonment, assault.

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. James now faces criminal penalties under state law and, separately, a federal immigration matter determining whether deportation is ordered.

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