Elio Hernandez-Guzman/Nicaragua/Assault

ICE agents apprehended Elio Hernandez-Guzman in Wilber, Nebraska. The Nicaragua illegal alien faces charges of 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. Hernandez-Guzman now faces criminal penalties under state law and, separately, a federal immigration matter determining whether deportation is ordered.

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