Mauricio Castillo Perez/Mexico/Fleeing Prosecution

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Mauricio Castillo Perez in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Mexico national — in the country illegally — faces charges of fleeing prosecution.

The charges filed against 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 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.