Anil Chhetri/Bhutan/Sexual Assault

ICE agents apprehended Anil Chhetri in Omaha, Nebraska. The Bhutan illegal alien faces charges of sexual assault.

Sexual assault charges are among the most serious in the criminal justice system, carrying the potential for lengthy prison sentences and lifetime sex offender registration requirements. For illegal aliens arrested on such charges, the case triggers two simultaneous legal proceedings — the criminal prosecution and a federal immigration removal case moving on a separate, independent timeline. Chhetri now faces both.

Chhetri has been placed in federal immigration detention and is scheduled to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge. If ordered removed, Chhetri would be deported to Bhutan.