Alejandro Acosta Rivera/Mexico/Vehicle Theft, Larceny

Federal immigration agents arrested Alejandro Acosta Rivera, a Mexico national here illegally, in West Bend, Wisconsin, on charges of vehicle theft, larceny.

Arson and property destruction charges carry serious criminal penalties under Wisconsin law and, for illegal aliens, simultaneously trigger federal immigration enforcement. Rivera’s arrest has initiated both a state criminal prosecution and a federal removal proceeding that will move forward on an independent timeline, with outcomes determined separately.

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