Andres Eloy Pena Manzano/Venezuela/Shoplifting

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Andres Eloy Pena Manzano, a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela, in Watkinsville, Georgia, on charges of shoplifting.

Shoplifting is a criminal offense under Georgia law involving the taking of merchandise from a retail establishment without payment. Depending on the value of the stolen merchandise, shoplifting in Georgia can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony. Criminal illegal aliens convicted of theft offenses are subject to both state criminal penalties and federal removal proceedings.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers apprehended Pena Manzano in Watkinsville. He currently remains in federal immigration custody and faces removal proceedings before a Department of Justice immigration judge, with potential deportation back to Venezuela.