Abel Aleman Avalos/El Salvador/Terroristic Threat

Federal immigration agents arrested Abel Aleman Avalos, a El Salvador national here illegally, in Papillion, Nebraska, on charges of terroristic threat.

The charges filed against Avalos 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.

Avalos remains in ICE custody pending a hearing before a federal immigration judge. If the court orders removal, Avalos would be returned to El Salvador.