Dyland Palima-Avariano/Venezuela/Larceny

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Dyland Palima-Avariano in West Bend, Wisconsin. The Venezuela national — in the country illegally — faces charges of larceny.

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

Palima-Avariano is currently in federal immigration custody awaiting a hearing before a Department of Justice immigration judge, which will determine whether removal to Venezuela is ordered.