Gerardo Balcazar Arias/Mexico/Identity Theft

Federal immigration agents arrested Gerardo Balcazar Arias, a Mexico national here illegally, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on charges of identity theft.

The charges filed against Arias carry criminal penalties under state law and separately provide grounds for federal immigration enforcement. Local prosecutors will handle the criminal case through the state court system while federal immigration authorities pursue removal in a concurrent proceeding before an immigration judge, both matters moving simultaneously on independent timelines.

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