Carols Cardona/El Salvador/Manslaughter

Federal immigration agents arrested Carols Cardona, a El Salvador national here illegally, in Omaha, Nebraska, on charges of manslaughter.

The charges filed against Cardona 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, both matters moving simultaneously on independent timelines.

Cardona remains in ICE custody pending a hearing before a federal immigration judge. If the court orders removal, Cardona would be returned to El Salvador.