Oliver Hernandez Llanes/Mexico/Cocaine-Sell

Mexican national Oliver Hernandez Llanes was released from the Minnesota Correctional Facility–Faribault on April 28, 2025, at 7:33 a.m., under Department of Corrections inmate number 268045. DOC-linked release lists circulated by state officials and advocates identify him as a convicted cocaine dealer whose sentence stemmed from a Minnesota narcotics case involving cocaine sales. His Faribault release later appeared in discussions about how certain inmates with drug-trafficking histories were transferred directly to federal immigration agents under ICE detainers.

Following his release from Faribault, Hernandez Llanes was turned over to ICE custody as part of routine coordination on inmates with immigration holds, a process Minnesota authorities say should not be mischaracterized as a fresh street arrest. He remains subject to immigration proceedings that could result in removal from the United States due to his cocaine‑sale conviction.