Yudelkis Sollet Sando/Cuba/Weapon Offense, Terroristic Threat

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Yudelkis Sollet Sando in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Cuba national — in the country illegally — faces charges of weapon offense, terroristic threat.

Weapons charges involving illegal aliens are treated as priority enforcement matters under both state and federal law. Federal statute independently prohibits illegal aliens from possessing firearms, meaning Sando faces potential exposure on multiple criminal fronts alongside a concurrent federal immigration removal proceeding moving forward independently.

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