Dairan Calderon-Batista/Cuba/Receiving Stolen Property

Federal immigration agents arrested Dairan Calderon-Batista, a Cuba national here illegally, in Madison, Nebraska, on charges of receiving stolen property.

The charges carry serious criminal penalties under state law and, for illegal aliens, simultaneously trigger federal immigration enforcement. Calderon-Batista’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.

Calderon-Batista remains in ICE custody pending a hearing before a federal immigration judge. If the court orders removal, Calderon-Batista would be returned to Cuba.