Ezequiel De Luna Rubalcava/Mexico/Sexual Assault, Child Cruelty

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Ezequiel De Luna Rubalcava in Omaha, Nebraska. The Mexico national — in the country illegally — faces charges of sexual assault, child cruelty.

Sexual assault charges are among the most serious in the criminal justice system, carrying the potential for lengthy prison sentences and lifetime sex offender registration requirements. For illegal aliens arrested on such charges, the case triggers two simultaneous legal proceedings — the criminal prosecution and a federal immigration removal case moving on a separate, independent timeline. Rubalcava now faces both.

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