Abednego Espinosa-Gomez/Mexico/Conspiracy

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Abednego Espinosa-Gomez in Oxford, Wisconsin. The Mexico national — in the country illegally — faces charges of conspiracy.

The charges filed against Espinosa-Gomez 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.

Espinosa-Gomez 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.