Julio Perez-Perez/Guatemala/Terroristic Threat

Federal immigration agents arrested Julio Perez-Perez, a Guatemala national here illegally, in Omaha, Nebraska, on charges of terroristic threat.

The charges filed against Perez-Perez 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.

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