Jesus Miranda-Carmona/Cuba/Hit and Run

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Jesus Miranda-Carmona in Portland, Texas. The Cuba national — here illegally — faces charges of hit and run.

The charges filed against Miranda-Carmona 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, where a conviction carries its own sentencing consequences. Concurrently, federal immigration authorities have initiated a removal proceeding in immigration court that moves forward on an independent timeline.

Federal authorities have placed Miranda-Carmona in immigration detention pending the outcome of removal proceedings. A Department of Justice immigration court will determine whether Miranda-Carmona is deported to Cuba.