Rodolfo Matias Gonzalez/Guatemala/Sexual Assault, Sexual Exploitation of Minor

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Rodolfo Matias Gonzalez in Omaha, Nebraska. The Guatemala national — in the country illegally — faces charges of sexual assault, sexual exploitation of minor.

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. Gonzalez now faces both.

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