Isidro Soto Olvera/Mexico/Assault

Isidro Soto Olvera, a Mexico national who entered the country illegally, was taken into custody by ICE agents in Anson, Texas, on charges of assault.

Assault charges can trigger federal immigration enforcement against illegal aliens even without a weapon. For Olvera, the arrest has initiated both a state criminal case and a separate federal immigration removal proceeding. Local prosecutors handle the criminal charge while an immigration court evaluates removal on its own timeline — continuing regardless of the criminal outcome.

Olvera is currently in federal immigration custody awaiting a hearing before a Department of Justice immigration judge, which will determine whether removal to Mexico is ordered.